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AMD FX 6300
CPUBoss recommends the AMD FX 6300 based on its overclocking.
See full details AMD FX 6300 vs A8 7600 |
Released October, 2012
AMD FX 6300
- 3.5 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 6300
 | Is unlocked Yes | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.5 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.75 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.82 GHz |
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Released July, 2014
AMD A8 7600
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
7.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the A8 7600
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 71.3 °C | | Newer manufacturing process 28 nm |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6300 vs 7600 among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 7.9 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.75 GHz | vs | 3.99 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.82 GHz | vs | 3.81 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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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 | 71.3 °C | vs | 62.5 °C | Around 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 28 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| 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 | Jul, 2014 | vs | Oct, 2012 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of FX 6300 vs A8 7600
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
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | FX 6300 | vs | A8 7600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Quad core | |
| 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 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
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 | 8.09 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 52.81W | |
details | FX 6300 | vs | A8 7600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 28 nm | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.5°C | Unknown - 71.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.75 GHz | 3.99 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.82 GHz | 3.81 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.75 GHz | 3.99 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Radeon™ R7 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 720 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-2133 | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29,866.66 MB/s | 34,133.32 MB/s | |
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