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| AMD FX 6300 vs A4 7300 |
Released October, 2012
AMD FX 6300
- 3.5 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 6300
![]() | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | ![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
![]() | More cores 6 | ![]() | More threads 6 |
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Released January, 2014
AMD A4 7300
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the A4 7300
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C | ![]() | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 1 MB | 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
More cores | 6 | vs | 2 | Three times as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 6 | vs | 2 | Three times as many threads | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 70 °C | vs | 62.5 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Jan, 2014 | vs | Oct, 2012 | Release date over 1 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of FX 6300 vs A4 7300
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | FX 6300 | vs | A4 7300 |
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Turbo clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Cores | Hexa core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3+ | |||
FM2+ | |||
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 | |||
ABM | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 29,866.66 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
details | FX 6300 | vs | A4 7300 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 6 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.5°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Radeon R3 | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 95W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 9.84 pt/W | 9.83 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 52.81W |
AMD FX 6300 ![]() | AMD A4 7300 ![]() |
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