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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3420 outperforms the more expensive FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3420 is 313 days newer than the more expensive FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than FX-6300 - 298 vs 296 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than FX-6300 - $21.1 vs $128.04
- Up to 84% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than FX-6300 - $0.07 vs $0.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
298
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium G3420 3.2 GHz Used Dual-Core CPU Processor 3M 53W LGA 1150
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium |
| Vishera | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Pentium G3420
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
90 FPS
$15.43/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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92 FPS
$13.04/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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