Key Differences
In short — Pentium G2120 outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G2120 is 50 days older than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 8% cheaper than Pentium G2120 - $48.02 vs $52.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Pentium G2120 - $0.35 vs $0.37 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2120 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2120
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than FX-4300 - 140 vs 139 FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 55 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | Intel Pentium G2120 |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
FX | Collection | Pentium |
Vishera | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 55 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
19.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |