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Key Differences
In short — FX-6300 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing FX-6300 is 1020 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Performs up to 3% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium G6950 - 155 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 61% cheaper than FX-6300 - $37.93 vs $98.04
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
69.97840172786177%
Multi-Core
517
35.58155540261528%
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium |
| Vishera | Codename | Clarkdale |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Pentium G6950
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
46 FPS
$30.19/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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