AMD FX-8300 vs Intel Pentium G6950

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8300 and Intel Pentium G6950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-8300

Intel Pentium G6950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8300

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1109
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5310 vs 1238
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 518 vs 415
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2318 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs January 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1109
PassMark - CPU mark	5310 vs 1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	518 vs 415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2318 vs 757

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 70.50°C
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 70.50°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1493

1109

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5310

1238

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

518

415

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2318

757

Name	AMD FX-8300	Intel Pentium G6950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493	1109
PassMark - CPU mark	5310	1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	518	415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2318	757
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-8300	Intel Pentium G6950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Clarkdale
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	January 2010
OPN PIB	FD8300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD8300WMW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2578	2571
Price now	$80.59	$39.99
Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	28.21	13.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Processor Number		G6950
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	315 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	2
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	382 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		533 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)