Buy on Amazon
$106.06
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Pentium G2130 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G2130 is 90 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Performs up to 1% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-8300 - 110 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than FX-8300 - $43.64 vs $106.06
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 55 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
Buy for $106.06 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76025 minutes ago
Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155
Buy for $43.64 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 76025 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium |
| Vishera | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
