Athlon 220GE vs FX-8300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8300
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
3.36
+20.4%
Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79

FX-8300 outperforms Athlon 220GE by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8300 and Athlon 220GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15771688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.08
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency3.357.54
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$65

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8300 and Athlon 220GE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplierno data34
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8300 and Athlon 220GE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8300 and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8300 and Athlon 220GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8300 and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8300 and Athlon 220GE.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-8300 3.36
+20.4%
Athlon 220GE 2.79

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-8300 5339
+20.5%
Athlon 220GE 4432

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.36 2.79
Recency 23 October 2012 1 June 2018
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

FX-8300 has a 20.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 220GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The FX-8300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 220GE in performance tests.


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