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AMD FX 6300
CPUBoss recommends the AMD FX 6300 based on its .
See full details| | AMD FX 8100 vs 6300 |
| | Significantly more l2 cache 8 MB | | More cores 8 |
| | More threads 8 | | Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature 70 °C |
| | Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.78 GHz |
| | Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,446 | | Better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score 1.07 |
by Tech Radar (Dec, 2012)In fact if anything the overclocking performance has been enhanced.
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| More cores | 8 | vs | 6 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 6 | 2 more threads | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 70 °C | vs | 62.5 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.3 GHz | vs | 4.83 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 25% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.78 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,446 | vs | 1,121 | Around 30% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score | 1.07 | vs | 0.9 | Around 20% better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 1.33 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Marginally newer | Oct, 2012 | vs | Nov, 2011 | Release date 11 months later | |||
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 8100 | vs | 6300 |
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| Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Octa 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 | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 6.91 pt/W | 7.65 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 77.19W | |
details | FX 8100 | vs | 6300 |
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| Threads | 8 | 6 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1.33 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nms | 32 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 70°C | Unknown - 62.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.78 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.3 GHz | 4.83 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.8 GHz | 4.78 GHz | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,600 MHz | 2,600 MHz | |
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