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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G6405 is 3066 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Performs up to 3% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than FX-8300 - 159 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than FX-8300 - CA$79.23 vs CA$83.46
- Up to 7% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than FX-8300 - CA$0.5 vs CA$0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 58 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 8 vs 4 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
159
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$79.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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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
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | FX |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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