Key Differences
In short — FX-4300 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing FX-4300 is 142 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 38% cheaper than FX-4300 - $30.0 vs $48.02
- Up to 38% better value when playing Battlefield IV than FX-4300 - $0.08 vs $0.13 per 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
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
FX | Collection | Pentium |
Vishera | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
19.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |