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AMD FX-6300 vs Intel Core i7-11700. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2012
AMD FX-6300
AMD FX-6300
Released
Q1/2021
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-11700
Intel Core i7-11700

What's the best choice AMD FX-6300 or Intel Core i7-11700? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-6300 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Intel Core i7-11700 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

AMD FX-6300 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-6300
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1068 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 29% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-6300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    532 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    419 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    830 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    587 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1097 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    974 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    605 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    435 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    523 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    427 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    745 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    246 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.90 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.68 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-11700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    98 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    99 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    131 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    228 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    59 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    519 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    234 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    116 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
Intel Core i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 11
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-6300 left arrow Intel Core i 11000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-10700
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-12700
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 750
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 32
  • Shader
    left arrow 256
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 12
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-11700 and AMD FX-6300. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-6300 and Intel Core i7-11700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 224 W / 56 s
  • Tjunction max.
    71 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-6300 and AMD FX-6300, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-6300 and Intel Core i7-11700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
529
AMD FX-6300
1721
Intel Core i7-11700
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1916
AMD FX-6300
9872
Intel Core i7-11700

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