Pentium Gold G6400 vs FX-6300: which is better

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (desktop, 2020) against AMD FX-6300 (desktop, 2012): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

FX-6300 is 4% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 4,233 vs 4,064).
Pentium Gold G6400 is 63% faster per core.
Pentium Gold G6400 is $51 cheaper ($99 vs $150).
Pentium Gold G6400 gives 45% more performance per dollar.
Pentium Gold G6400 has a lower TDP: 58 W vs 95 W.
Different sockets (LGA1200 and AM3+): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Pentium Gold G6400	FX-6300
Overall score	5.6	5.9
PassMark CPU Mark	4,064	4,233
Single-thread rating	2,427	1,487
US price	from $99	from $150
Cores	2	6
Threads	4	6
Base clock	4.0 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost	4.0 GHz	4.1 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
TDP	58 W	95 W
Max power	58 W	95 W
Memory	DDR4	DDR3
Memory speed	2666 MT/s	1866 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 2.0
Socket	LGA1200	AM3+
Process	14 nm (Intel)	32 nm (GlobalFoundries)
Architecture	Comet Lake	Piledriver
Series	Pentium Gold	FX
Release year	2020	2012
Integrated graphics	UHD Graphics 610	none

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