CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of G3258 vs 6300

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

G3258
6.2
FX 6300
6.8
Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark and GeekBench

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

G3258
8.8
FX 6300
7.5
Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core)

Power Consumption

How much power does the processor require?

G3258
5.2
FX 6300
5.1
TDP

Value

G3258
9.1
FX 6300
8.0
Performance Per Dollar

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel G3258

Reasons to consider the
Intel G3258

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Newer manufacturing process 22 nms vs 32 nms A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,165 vs 1,446 Around 50% better PassMark (Single core) score
Lower typical power consumption 43.06W vs 77.19W Around 45% lower typical power consumption
Better performance per dollar 8.93 pt/$ vs 6.54 pt/$ More than 35% better performance per dollar
Better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score 6,141 vs 4,101 Around 50% better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score
Higher Maximum Operating Temperature 72 °C vs 62.5 °C More than 15% higher Maximum Operating Temperature
Marginally newer Apr, 2014 vs Oct, 2012 Release date over 1 years later
Better performance per watt 11.79 pt/W vs 7.57 pt/W More than 55% better performance per watt
Lower annual commercial energy cost 46.43 $/year vs 83.22 $/year Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost
Lower annual home energy cost 12.77 $/year vs 22.89 $/year Around 45% lower annual home energy cost
Front view of AMD FX 6300

Reasons to consider the
AMD FX 6300

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Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Significantly better PassMark (Overclocked) score 7,541 vs 4,890.2 Around 55% better PassMark (Overclocked) score
More cores 6 vs 2 Three times as many cores; run more applications at once
Better PassMark score 6,444 vs 4,009 More than 60% better PassMark score
Better geekbench (32-bit) score 7,498 vs 5,801 Around 30% better geekbench (32-bit) score
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.78 GHz vs 4.49 GHz More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Better cinebench r10 32Bit score 16,213 vs 11,799 More than 35% better cinebench r10 32Bit score

Benchmarks Real world tests of G3258 vs FX 6300

GeekBench (32-bit)

G3258
5,801
FX 6300
7,498

GeekBench (64-bit)

G3258
6,618
FX 6300
8,216

Cinebench R10 32-Bit

G3258
11,799
FX 6300
16,213
G3258 FX 6300 @ anandtech.com
In the other straight CPU performance tests in Cinebench it shows a very slight advantage, though the improvements in single-threaded performance aren't as pronounced as with the FX-8350.
FX 6300 | by Tech Radar (Dec, 2012)

Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)

G3258
6,141
FX 6300
4,101
G3258 FX 6300 @ anandtech.com

Passmark

G3258
4,009
FX 6300
6,444

Passmark (Single Core)

G3258
2,165
FX 6300
1,446

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

G3258  vs
FX 6300 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
Cores Dual core Hexa core
Is hyperthreaded No No

features

Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has vitualization support Yes Yes
Instruction-set-extensions
MMX
SSE
SSE4.2
AVX
SSE3
FMA3
SSE2
FMA4
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4
SSE4a
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

gpu

GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 350 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz N/A

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 29,866.66 MB/s

details

G3258  vs
FX 6300 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 6
Manufacture process 22 nms 32 nms
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 72°C Unknown - 62.5°C

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 4.49 GHz 4.78 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.8 GHz 4.83 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 4,890.2 7,541
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.49 GHz 4.78 GHz

power consumption

TDP 53W 95W
Annual home energy cost 12.77 $/year 22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 46.43 $/year 83.22 $/year
Performance per watt 11.79 pt/W 7.57 pt/W
Typical power consumption 43.06W 77.19W
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Comments

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FX-6300 is better with gaming, the pentium G3258 is somehow on pair with Athlon 750K, stock or overlocked, they are at about the same performance. I would choose FX-6300 if I have to choose between these two. For overclocking G3258 you will also need a motherboard that supports overclocking, so you will have to pay more, and after you draw the line, you will see that you will be more satisfied with an i3 4160 and a cheaper motherboard! :) also I would consider the cheaper solution, with FX-6300, which is overclockable and good for games!
r u kiddin m8? In all seriousness, as you can see, this time, Intel is outperformed in every benchmark except single core ones, by AMD. Why? This Pentium only has 2 cores, while the FX has 6. But the Pentium's cores are way more powerful, even without overclocking. There's no denying it, most, if not all, of Intel's CPUs have more powerful cores than AMD ones, and much lower power consumption.
This is absolutely outrageous. I am browsing this site for the past half an hour and have been noticing this website is partial towards Intel. No matter how good an AMD processor is "Winner : Intel", hilarious, and if that's not racism already!!!
how would you know he's white? Theres no picture and he's commenting as a guest? You wouldn't know if its male or female let alone saying "whites are the real catalysts for racism." Which in itself is profoundly racist, not only irrelevant.
^^^ Further proof that whites are the real catalysts for racism.
....They had to be black didn't they. It was just too tempting for you to make it racial.
It's like 6 black guys trying to mug superman and batman. Intel's cores are powerful
CPUBoss does not care about OC. OC is not for the common userand is speculative anyway. The end user can't get 4.8Ghz without aftermarket cooling, and how does CPUBoss set just where and what is the right aftermarket cooling? Water? Liquid nitrogen? $200 air cooler for $30 chips?
Pentium G3258 never can outperform an amd FX-6300 as you can see in the individal benchmark test abow ... but the only weekness about fx-6300 is poor singlecore performance compere to G3258
Yeah, this is bullshit. An FX 6300 is being outmatched by a Pentium.
CPU boss might want to interpret the g3258's over clocking ability..as it has 3.2..thats its boz value and this thing will smoke up to reasonably 4.8GHz
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