Receivers, apparatuses, and methods associated with packet classification based power saving receiver are described. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an incoming frame at a receive unit. Expected power savings are calculated based, at least in part, on a switching time and frame duration of the incoming frame. The method further includes determining to enter an ignore frame state rather than a receive frame state based, at least in part, on the expected power savings. In the receive frame state the incoming frame is received by the receive unit. In the ignore frame state the incoming frame is either not received or not decoded. The method also includes selectively controlling the receive unit to enter the ignore frame state from the receive frame state. The receive unit is returned to the receive frame state in time to perform end of frame processing on the incoming frame.