Key Differences
In short — FX-6350 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G840 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G840 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing FX-6350 is 708 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G840.
Advantages of AMD FX-6350
- Performs up to 3% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium G840 - 240 vs 233 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 55% cheaper than FX-6350 - $45.0 vs $100.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than FX-6350 - $0.19 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-6350 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2013
FPS
240
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
45.23809523809524%
Price, $
$100
45%
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Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
233
97.08333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$45
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2013
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Single-Core
439
89.95901639344262%
Multi-Core
745
47.87917737789203%
AMD FX-6350 | vs | Intel Pentium G840 |
---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2013 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
FX | Collection | Pentium |
Vishera | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
125 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
19.5x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
No | Overclockable | No |