Key Differences
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 Intel Pentium G630
- Up to 22% cheaper than FX-8300 - $37.49 vs $47.98
- Up to 19% better value when playing War Thunder than FX-8300 - $0.3 vs $0.37 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
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Performs up to 2% better in War Thunder than Pentium G630 - 130 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G630 - 8 vs 2 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
127
97.6923076923077%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.49
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $37.49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358208 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
81.08108108108108%
Price, $
$47.98
78%
FPS Winner
Buy for $47.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 358208 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Single-Core
393
86.37362637362638%
Multi-Core
683
39.456961294049684%
Intel Pentium G630 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
---|---|---|
Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Pentium | Collection | FX |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |