AMD FX 4300 vs Athlon II X2 265 |
Released October, 2012
AMD FX 4300
- 3.8 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 4300
 | Is unlocked Yes | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.8 GHz |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | More cores 4 |
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Released September, 2010
AMD Athlon II X2 265
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Athlon II X2 265
| | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 9.24 pt/W | vs | 1.11 pt/W | More than 8.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.48 GHz | vs | 3.86 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 102.72W | Around 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.98 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 36.79 $/year | Around 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 101.7 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2012 | vs | Sep, 2010 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 70.5 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of FX 4300 vs Athlon II X2 265
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | FX 4300 | vs | Athlon II X2 265 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| AM3 | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| ABM | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 36.79 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 101.7 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 9.24 pt/W | 1.11 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 102.72W | |
details | FX 4300 | vs | Athlon II X2 265 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.81 - 1.43V | 0.82 - 1.4V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 70.5°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.48 GHz | 3.86 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.98 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.48 GHz | 3.86 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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