Key Differences
In short — Pentium G840 outperforms FX-4300 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-4300.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Performs up to 0% better in Minecraft than FX-4300 - 599 vs 598 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
