AMD FX-6300 - CPU Specs

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Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD FX-6300
Family
AMD FX
Generation
2
Name
AMD FX-6300
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
6
CPU Threads
6
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
4.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
—
Execution units
—
Generation
—
GPU Frequency
—
GPU name
no iGPU
GPU Turbo
No turbo
Max. displays
—
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
—
Shader
—
Technology
—

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
32 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
—
PCIe lanes
—
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
71 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
95 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Vishera (Bulldozer)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q4/2012
Socket
AM3+
Technology
32 nm
Virtualization
AMD-V

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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD FX-6300 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

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

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.

195

AMD FX-6300

201

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U

197

Intel Pentium Silver J5005

All the benchmark results

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.

854

AMD FX-6300

913

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

894

Intel Core i5-2500k

All the benchmark results

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.

AMD FX-6300

Intel Celeron G1620

Intel Core i3-4000M

All the benchmark results

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.

456

AMD FX-6300

461

Intel Core i5-2500k

460

AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

All the benchmark results

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.

529

AMD FX-6300

535

Intel Celeron G1840T

534

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678

All the benchmark results

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.

1916

AMD FX-6300

1940

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G

1933

Intel Core i3-8121U

All the benchmark results

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.

1407.7 s

AMD FX-6300

1232.5 s

Intel Core i5-7200U

1327.4 s

Intel Core i7-7500U

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.

2073

AMD FX-6300

2093

Intel Core i3-5010U

2086

Intel Pentium G2020

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.

8142

AMD FX-6300

8218

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

8197

Intel Core i3-8109U

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.

1.07

AMD FX-6300

1.08

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

1.07

Intel Core i3-4000M

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.

4.92

AMD FX-6300

5.02

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

4.99

AMD FX-6350

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.

6384

AMD FX-6300

6452

Intel Core i5-4430

6408

Intel Core i5-6500T

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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