CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6300 vs 6600K

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

FX 6300
7.0
A8 6600K
6.5
Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit)

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

FX 6300
7.8
A8 6600K
7.9
Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core)

Overclocking

How much speed can you get out of the processor?

FX 6300
9.7
A8 6600K
7.9
Passmark (Overclocked), Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 1 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

FX 6300
8.0
A8 6600K
8.1
Performance Per Dollar

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value

FX 6300
7.5
A8 6600K
7.2

Winner
AMD FX 6300 

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Front view of AMD FX 6300

Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of AMD FX 6300

Reasons to consider the
AMD FX 6300

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Significantly more l2 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB 50% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
More cores 6 vs 4 2 more cores; run more applications at once
Much better PassMark (Overclocked) score 7,541 vs 3,459.4 Around 2.2x better PassMark (Overclocked) score
More threads 6 vs 4 2 more threads
Better 3DMark11 physics score 6,080 vs 3,710 Around 65% better 3DMark11 physics score
Better PassMark score 6,444 vs 4,559 More than 40% better PassMark score
Slightly better geekbench (64-bit) score 8,216 vs 6,813 More than 20% better geekbench (64-bit) score
Slightly better cinebench r10 32Bit score 16,213 vs 13,140 Around 25% better cinebench r10 32Bit score
Front view of AMD A8 6600K

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AMD A8 6600K

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Higher clock speed 3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz More than 10% higher clock speed
Much higher Maximum Operating Temperature 74 °C vs 62.5 °C Around 20% higher Maximum Operating Temperature
Marginally newer Jun, 2013 vs Oct, 2012 Release date 7 months later

Benchmarks Real world tests of FX 6300 vs A8 6600K

GeekBench (32-bit)

FX 6300
7,498
A8 6600K
5,897

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

FX 6300
6,080
A8 6600K
3,710
FX 6300 A8 6600K @ community.futuremark.com

Cinebench R10 32-Bit

FX 6300
16,213
A8 6600K
13,140
FX 6300 A8 6600K @ anandtech.com
In the other straight CPU performance tests in Cinebench it shows a very slight advantage, though the improvements in single-threaded performance aren't as pronounced as with the FX-8350.
FX 6300 | by Tech Radar (Dec, 2012)

Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)

FX 6300
4,101
A8 6600K
4,148
FX 6300 A8 6600K @ anandtech.com

Passmark

FX 6300
6,444
A8 6600K
4,559

Passmark (Single Core)

FX 6300
1,446
A8 6600K
1,447

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

FX 6300  vs
A8 6600K 
Clock speed 3.5 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo clock speed 4.1 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores Hexa core Quad core
Is unlocked Yes Yes
Is hyperthreaded No No

features

Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has vitualization support Yes Yes
Instruction-set-extensions
MMX
SSE
SSE4.2
AVX
SSE3
FMA3
SSE2
FMA4
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4
SSE4a
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

gpu

GPU None GPU
Label N/A Radeon™ HD 8570D
Latest DirectX N/A 11.0

details

FX 6300  vs
A8 6600K 
Threads 6 4
L2 cache 6 MB 4 MB
L2 cache per core 1 MB/core 1 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nms 32 nms
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 62.5°C Unknown - 74°C

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 4.78 GHz 4.82 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.83 GHz 4.96 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 7,541 3,459.4
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.78 GHz 4.82 GHz

power consumption

TDP 95W 100W
Annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year 24.09 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year 87.6 $/year
Performance per watt 7.57 pt/W 6.11 pt/W
Typical power consumption 77.19W 81.25W
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