Key Differences
In short — FX-8300 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing FX-8300 is 144 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 56% cheaper than FX-8300 - $49.0 vs $112.02
- Up to 55% better value when playing War Thunder than FX-8300 - $0.39 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Performs up to 2% better in War Thunder than Celeron G550 - 130 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 8 vs 2 threads
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Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G550 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
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Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Celeron | Collection | FX |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |