Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G840 outperforms the more expensive FX-4300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G840 is 520 days older than the more expensive FX-4300.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G840
- Up to 6% cheaper than FX-4300 - $45.0 vs $48.02
- Up to 7% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than FX-4300 - $0.42 vs $0.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G840 - 4 vs 2 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
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Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G840 | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
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May 22nd, 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 | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |