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In short — FX-8300 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G630 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G630 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing FX-8300 is 415 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G630.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Performs up to 2% better in Starfield than Pentium G630 - 44 vs 43 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 22% cheaper than FX-8300 - $37.49 vs $47.98
- Up to 20% better value when playing Starfield than FX-8300 - $0.87 vs $1.09 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
Starfield
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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Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G630 2.7 Ghz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G630
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Pentium G630
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Pentium G630 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium |
| Vishera | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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