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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3258 outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3258 is 587 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than FX-4300 - 259 vs 256 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 7% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $48.02 vs $51.36
- Up to 5% better value when playing Apex Legends than Pentium G3258 - $0.19 vs $0.2 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | FX |
| Haswell | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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