Pentium 917 vs FX-8300

Primary details

Comparing FX-8300 and Pentium 917 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1456	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.45	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	no data
Current price	$84	$21

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-8300 and Pentium 917 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	315 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	504 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8300 and Pentium 917 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM3+	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8300 and Pentium 917. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8300 and Pentium 917 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8300 and Pentium 917. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8300 and Pentium 917.

PCIe version

n/a

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	2
Threads	8	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	17 Watt

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