CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3470 vs 6300

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 3470
7.5
FX 6300
7.2
Cinebench R11.5, Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit)

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 3470
9.3
FX 6300
8.1
Cinebench R11.5 (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core)

Overclocking

How much speed can you get out of the processor?
Core i5 3470
6.6
FX 6300
9.5
Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 2 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 3470
7.0
FX 6300
8.0
Performance Per Dollar

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value
Core i5 3470
8.1
FX 6300
7.7

Winner
Intel Core i5 3470 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 3470

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Newer manufacturing process 22 nms vs 32 nms A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Significantly better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score 1.52 vs 1.07 More than 40% better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score
Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,906 vs 1,446 More than 30% better PassMark (Single core) score
Better geekbench (32-bit) score 9,235 vs 7,457 Around 25% better geekbench (32-bit) score
Higher Maximum Operating Temperature 67.4 °C vs 62.5 °C Around 10% higher Maximum Operating Temperature
More l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core vs 1.33 MB/core Around 15% more l3 cache per core
Better cinebench r11.5 score 5.71 vs 4.92 More than 15% better cinebench r11.5 score
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Reasons to consider the
AMD FX 6300

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Much more l2 cache 6 MB vs 1 MB 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Significantly higher turbo clock speed 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Around 15% higher turbo clock speed
Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz Around 10% higher clock speed
More l3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More cores 6 vs 4 2 more cores; run more applications at once
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 4x more l2 cache per core
More threads 6 vs 4 2 more threads
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.79 GHz vs 3.79 GHz More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Better performance per dollar 8.84 pt/$ vs 5.92 pt/$ Around 50% better performance per dollar
Lower typical power consumption 77.19W vs 86.05W More than 10% lower typical power consumption
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.73 GHz vs 3.2 GHz Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Lower annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year vs 31.22 $/year More than 25% lower annual home energy cost
Newer Oct, 2012 vs Jun, 2012 Release date 4 months later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs FX 6300

GeekBench (32-bit)

Core i5 3470
9,235
FX 6300
7,457
browser.primatelabs.com

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

Core i5 3470
6,100
FX 6300
6,080
Core i5 3470 FX 6300 @ community.futuremark.com

Cinebench R11.5

Core i5 3470
5.71
FX 6300
4.92
tomshardware.com

Cinebench R11.5 (Single Core)

Core i5 3470
1.52
FX 6300
1.07
tomshardware.com

Passmark

Core i5 3470
6,607
FX 6300
6,444
cpubenchmark.net

Passmark (Single Core)

Core i5 3470
1,906
FX 6300
1,446
cpubenchmark.net

Reviews Word on the street

Core i5 3470  vs FX 6300 
6.0
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8.0
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That said you don't really need to have an overclocking mobo to push the Core i5 up over 4.5GHz and gaming performance will quickly outstrip the AMD chip.
FX 6300

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 3470  vs
FX 6300 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz 4.1 GHz
Cores Quad core Hexa core
Socket type
LGA 1155
AM3+
Is unlocked No Yes
Is hyperthreaded No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization 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 GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500 N/A
Latest DirectX 11.0 N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 650 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 29,866.66 MB/s

details

 Core i5 3470  vs
FX 6300 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 6
L2 cache 1 MB 6 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.33 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nms 32 nms
Transistor count 1,400,000,000 1,600,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Voltage range Unknown - 1.13V 0.8 - 1.43V
Operating temperature Unknown - 67.4°C Unknown - 62.5°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 22 82
Overclock review score 0.7 0.8
Overclocked clock speed 3.79 GHz 4.79 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.2 GHz 4.73 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.79 GHz 4.79 GHz

power consumption
TDP 77W 95W
Annual home energy cost 31.22 $/year 22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 84.62 $/year 83.22 $/year
Performance per watt 7.69 pt/W 7.44 pt/W
Typical power consumption 86.05W 77.19W
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Comments

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shandy (09:15 AM, November 7, 2013)
amd has lost.... broken arm.... :D hahaha
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