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AMDFD4300WMHKBOX
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.8GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 93,243 user samples
37,789 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 65% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 43% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 43% Great: 65%
SPEED RANK: 703rd / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
55,454 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 60% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 36% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 36% Great: 60%
SPEED RANK: 769th / 1467
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
55.1 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
51.6 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77 Pts 77.2 Pts +0%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
78.6 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+37%
57.2 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
136 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+33%
102 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
193 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+26%
153 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
201 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+25%
161 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.3 Pts +4% 89.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
90.5 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+30%
69.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
165 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+30%
127 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
234 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+17%
200 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
234 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+17%
200 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,975,761 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % Hugely higher market share.
+400%
0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 54 %
Age
Newest
130+ Months More recent.
+10%
145 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
234 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+17%
200 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
202 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+25%
162 Pts

The AMD FX-4300 is a budget quad-core processor which unlike its predecessor, the Bulldozer FX-4100, is based on the Piledriver micro-architecture which was released in Q4 of 2012. Its base clock speed of 3.8 GHz boosts to 4.0 GHz in turbo mode and with appropriate cooling can be overclocked to speeds of over 4.5 GHz. Even though these numbers are impressive, the real world effective speed is only 66. This is ok for general computing and even gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. The user experience will, however, be noticeably snappier with a CPU that has better single-core performance. Whilst the FX-4300 is cheap, it’s not so differently priced from the hexa core FX-6300 which offers significantly improved multi-core performance. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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