Key Differences
In short — Athlon 3000G outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Athlon 3000G is 2584 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 25% cheaper than Athlon 3000G - $47.98 vs $63.83
- Up to 12% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Athlon 3000G - $0.53 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 6 than FX-8300 - 106 vs 91 FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
91
85.84905660377359%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.98
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $47.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358191 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
106
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
88.33333333333334%
Price, $
$63.83
75%
FPS Winner
Buy for $63.83 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358192 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
---|---|---|
Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
FX | Collection | Athlon |
Vishera | Codename | Picasso |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 35 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |