Key Differences
In short — Pentium Gold G6400 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium Gold G6400 is 2746 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 12% cheaper than Pentium Gold G6400 - €73.57 vs €83.86
- Up to 12% better value when playing Control than Pentium Gold G6400 - €0.37 vs €0.42 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than FX-8300 - 200 vs 199 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
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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FPS
200
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
88%
Price, €
€83.86
87%
FPS Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
FX | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Vishera | Codename | Comet Lake |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 58 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |