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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G840 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G840 is 520 days older than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 78% cheaper than FX-8300 - $24.99 vs $112.02
- Up to 77% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than FX-8300 - $0.22 vs $0.97 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
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 8 vs 2 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$24.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G840 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Intel HD Graphics Retail 2.8 2 LGA 1155 Processor - BX80623G840
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AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G840
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 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 |
28.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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