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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — FX-4300 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing FX-4300 is 1020 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 1% cheaper than FX-4300 - $47.48 vs $48.02
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Performs up to 3% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G6950 - 106 vs 103 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G6950 - $0.45 vs $0.46 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
106
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48.02
98%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | FX |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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