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Intel Core i7-3770 vs AMD FX-6300. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i7-3770
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Q4/2012
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AMD FX-6300
AMD FX-6300

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-6300? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-3770 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 77 W. Released in Q2/2012.

AMD FX-6300 has a base frequency of 3.5 GHz. 6 / 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    228 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    77 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-3770 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    298 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    427 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    330 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    562 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    436 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    623 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    571 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1109 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    129 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    345 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    291 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    267 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    307 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    422 place
AMD FX-6300 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-6300
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.5 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    493 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    391 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    792 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    576 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    924 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    775 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    176 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    605 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    429 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    544 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    394 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    588 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i7-3770
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000 left arrow AMD FX-6300
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow FX-Series
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.1 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow -
  • Generation
    7 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    650 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow -
  • Shader
    128 left arrow -
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-6300 and Intel Core i7-3770. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    - left arrow DDR3
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 1866
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-3770 and AMD FX-6300 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 70.5 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    77 W left arrow 95 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-3770 and AMD FX-6300, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S left arrow Vishera (Bulldozer)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 6 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q4/2012
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow AM3+
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32nm SOI
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • Codename
    - left arrow Vishera
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.28125 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow FD6300WMHKBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow FD6300WMW6KHK
  • Official source
    - left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
  • Verification scope
    - left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Verified on
    - left arrow 2026-10-01

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-3770 and AMD FX-6300.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

298.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
195.000000
AMD FX-6300
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1419.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
854.000000
AMD FX-6300
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

134.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
94.000000
AMD FX-6300
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

669.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
456.000000
AMD FX-6300
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

805.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
529.000000
AMD FX-6300
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3091.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
1916.000000
AMD FX-6300
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

597.800000
Intel Core i7-3770
1407.700000
AMD FX-6300
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3424.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
2073.000000
AMD FX-6300
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

13296.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
8142.000000
AMD FX-6300
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.650000
Intel Core i7-3770
1.070000
AMD FX-6300
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

7.480000
Intel Core i7-3770
4.920000
AMD FX-6300
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

9418.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
6384.000000
AMD FX-6300

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