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In short — FX-8300 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2020 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G2020 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing FX-8300 is 90 days older than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 27% cheaper than FX-8300 - $34.99 vs $47.98
- Up to 27% better value when playing Saints Row than FX-8300 - $0.24 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 55 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
CHUANGWEI AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W FX-8300 Bulk Package
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Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium |
| Vishera | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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