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AMD FX 6300
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See full details| | AMD FX 6300 vs 6100 |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 4.1 GHz | | Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz |
| | Much better PassMark (Overclocked) score 7,541 | | Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,446 |
by Tech Radar (Dec, 2012)In fact if anything the overclocking performance has been enhanced.
| | Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature 70 °C |
by Tech Radar (Dec, 2011)So a multi-threading performance boost of around 15 to 20 per cent is a pretty decent outcome.
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 4.1 GHz | vs | 3.9 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better PassMark (Overclocked) score | 7,541 | vs | 3,158.7 | Around 2.5x better PassMark (Overclocked) score | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,446 | vs | 1,191 | More than 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 6.54 pt/$ | vs | 5.22 pt/$ | More than 25% better performance per dollar | |||
| Better performance per watt | 7.57 pt/W | vs | 2.78 pt/W | Around 2.8x better performance per watt | |||
| Better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score | 1.07 | vs | 0.95 | Around 15% better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 48.09 $/year | 2.1x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Better PassMark score | 6,444 | vs | 5,427 | Around 20% better PassMark score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.78 GHz | vs | 4.4 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better cinebench r11.5 score | 4.92 | vs | 4.07 | More than 20% better cinebench r11.5 score | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 136.66 $/year | Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Marginally newer | Oct, 2012 | vs | Oct, 2011 | Release date over a year later | |||
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| Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 70 °C | vs | 62.5 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
FX 6300 | by Tech Radar (Dec, 2012)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.
summary | FX 6300 | vs | 6100 |
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| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Hexa core | Hexa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| 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 | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29,866.66 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s | |
details | FX 6300 | vs | 6100 |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 6 | 6 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.33 MB/core | 1.33 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nms | 32 nms | |
| Transistor count | 1,600,000,000 | 1,600,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62.5°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 82 | 142 | |
| Overclock review score | 0.8 | 5 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.78 GHz | 4.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.83 GHz | 4.66 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 7,541 | 3,158.7 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.78 GHz | 4.4 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 48.09 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 136.66 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.57 pt/W | 2.78 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,600 MHz | 2,600 MHz | |
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