Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3258 outperforms the more expensive FX-8320 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3258 is 587 days newer than the more expensive FX-8320.
Advantages of AMD FX-8320
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Performs up to 4% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than FX-8320 - 462 vs 445 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than FX-8320 - $51.36 vs $102.02
- Up to 52% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than FX-8320 - $0.11 vs $0.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD FX-8320 - 53 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8320 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
445
96.32034632034632%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
47.826086956521735%
Price, $
$102.02
50%
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In Stock
Updated 360824 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
462
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $51.36 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 360823 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320 | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
125 W | TDP | 53 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
17.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |