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AMD FX-8150 vs AMD FX-8300. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2011
AMD FX-8150
AMD FX-8150
Released
Q2/2013
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AMD FX-8300
AMD FX-8300

What's the best choice AMD FX-8150 or AMD FX-8300? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD FX-8150 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2011.

AMD FX-8300 has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD FX-8150 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8150
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1112 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8150 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1121 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    894 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    612 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    375 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    355 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    383 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    682 place
AMD FX-8300 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8300
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1056 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.76 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    551 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    393 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    815 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    466 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1117 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    907 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    590 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    367 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    360 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    292 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    611 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-8150 AMD FX-8150
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
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 AMD FX
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-8000 left arrow AMD FX-8000
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
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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 no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-8300 and AMD FX-8150. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-8150 and AMD FX-8300 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-8150 and AMD FX-8150, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Vishera (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-8150 and AMD FX-8300.

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
512
AMD FX-8150
517
AMD FX-8300
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
2431
AMD FX-8150
2311
AMD FX-8300
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2056
AMD FX-8150
2144
AMD FX-8300
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
10660
AMD FX-8150
10892
AMD FX-8300
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.14
AMD FX-8150
1.11
AMD FX-8300
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
5.91
AMD FX-8150
6.77
AMD FX-8300
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
7720
AMD FX-8150
8844
AMD FX-8300

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