The Celeron G3900 is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming CPU than the FX-8300 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $70.64 cheaper!
Advantages of the Celeron G3900
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 67% cheaper – $35.42 vs $106.06
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 46% less energy – 51 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of the FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 2 threads
Celeron G3900 vs FX-8300 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Celeron G3900
Sep 1st, 2015
Average FPS
170
100%
Min 1% FPS
114
100%
Price, $
$35.42
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/FPS
100%
Celeron G3900 vs FX-8300 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Celeron G3900 vs FX-8300 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Celeron G3900 vs FX-8300 in core CPU performance specifications
Celeron G3900
Sep 1st, 2015
Cores
2-core
25%
L3 Cache
4 MB
50%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
85%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
100%
FX-8300
Oct 23rd, 2012
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1866 MHz
87%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Celeron G3900 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Skylake | Codename | Vishera |
51 W | Power Consumption | 95 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHz | RAM | DDR3 @ 1866 MHz |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
