AMD FX 6300 vs Athlon X4 7th Gen Athlon™ X4 950 |
Released October, 2012
AMD FX 6300
- 3.5 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 6300
 | Is unlocked Yes | | Has virtualization support Yes |
by Tech Radar (Dec, 2012)The benchmarks show that almost across the board this chip is faster than the higher clocked six-core CPU.
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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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| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Athlon X4 7th Gen Athlon™ X4 950 vs the FX 6300. | |||||||
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Features Key features of the FX 6300 vs Athlon X4 7th Gen Athlon™ X4 950
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | FX 6300 | vs | Athlon X4 7th Gen Athlon™ X4 950 |
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| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | No | |
details | FX 6300 | vs | Athlon X4 7th Gen Athlon™ X4 950 |
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| Threads | 6 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 0 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.33 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 28 nm | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | N/A | |
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