Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G2130 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G2130 is 90 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Performs up to 3% better in War Thunder than FX-8300 - 134 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than FX-8300 - $43.64 vs $112.02
- Up to 62% better value when playing War Thunder than FX-8300 - $0.33 vs $0.86 per FPS
- 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
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 8 vs 2 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$43.64
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G2130 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
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Jan 21st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Pentium | Collection | FX |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |