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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3258 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 Pentium G3258 is 587 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 7% cheaper than Pentium G3258 - $47.98 vs $51.36
- Up to 4% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium G3258 - $0.53 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 3% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than FX-8300 - 93 vs 90 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
90
96.7741935483871%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.98
100%
Value Winner
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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Updated 354172 minutes ago
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
96.36363636363636%
Price, $
$51.36
93%
FPS Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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In Stock
Updated 354172 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium |
| Vishera | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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