CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6300 vs 7300 among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
FX 6300
6.9
A4 7300
5.5
Phenom II X4 965
6.6
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
FX 6300
7.2
A4 7300
7.1
Phenom II X4 965
6.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
FX 6300
0.0
A4 7300
n.d.
Phenom II X4 965
0.0
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
FX 6300
0.0
A4 7300
6.4
Phenom II X4 965
0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
FX 6300
5.2
A4 7300
6.7
Phenom II X4 965
4.8
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
FX 6300
6.0
A4 7300
n.d.
Phenom II X4 965
n.d.
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
7.7

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
FX 6300
5.1
A4 7300
7.7
Phenom II X4 965
4.5

Winner
AMD FX 6300 

CPUBoss recommends the AMD FX 6300  based on its overclocking.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of AMD FX 6300

Reasons to consider the
AMD FX 6300

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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
Front view of AMD A4 7300

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AMD A4 7300

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C vs 62.5 °C More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature

Benchmarks Real world tests of FX 6300 vs A4 7300

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

FX 6300
7,871
A4 7300
3,302

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

FX 6300
2,053
A4 7300
2,088

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

FX 6300
2,290,000 MB/s
A4 7300
2,270,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

FX 6300
6,444
A4 7300
2,256

PassMark (Single Core)

FX 6300
1,446
A4 7300
1,377

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 FX 6300  vs
A4 7300 
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 
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 9.85 pt/W 9.84 pt/W
Typical power consumption 77.19W 52.81W
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