summary	FX 8300	8100
Clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Turbo clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Cores	Octa core	Octa core
Socket type
AM3+
Is unlocked	Yes	Yes
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
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
integrated graphics
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

details	FX 8300	8100
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	8	8
L2 cache	8 MB	8 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 MB/core
Manufacture process	32 nm	32 nm
Transistor count	1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000
Max CPUs	1	1
Die size	319 mm²	319 mm²
Clock multiplier	21	18
Voltage range	0.82 - 1.43V	0.78 - 1.43V
Operating temperature	Unknown - 70.5°C	Unknown - 70°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	4.61 GHz	2.8 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	4.51 GHz	2.8 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	4.61 GHz	2.8 GHz
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	10.58 pt/W	1.43 pt/W
Typical power consumption	77.19W	77.19W
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Maximum bandwidth	29,866.66 MB/s	29,866.66 MB/s

AMD FX 8300 vs 8100

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