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In short — Pentium G840 outperforms FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G840 is 520 days older than FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 8 vs 2 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
139
100%
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CA$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$83.46
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Value Winner
AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W Bulk Package FX-8300
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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