Intel
AMDFD6300WMHKBOX

2 Cores, @3.16 GHz, Wolfdale.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.5GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 280,448 user samples
18,841 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 48% Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 28% Base clock 3.15 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Poor: 28% Great: 48%
SPEED RANK: 1013th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
261,607 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 62% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 44% Great: 62%
SPEED RANK: 676th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
41.9 % 55.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+32%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
69.5 Pts 79.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
45.2 Pts 56.7 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+25%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
83.3 Pts 104 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
85.2 Pts 176 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+107%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
87.5 Pts 217 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+148%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
80 Pts 89 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
51.2 Pts 68.5 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+34%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
101 Pts 124 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+23%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
101 Pts 215 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+113%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
101 Pts 265 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+162%
Market Share
Based on 67,694,048 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.07 % Hugely higher market share.
+600%
Value
Value For Money
54 % 85.3 % Much better value.
+58%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 57 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score)
$110 $57 Much cheaper.
+48%
Age
Newest
124+ Months More recent.
+10%
138 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
102 Pts 275 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+170%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
86.8 Pts 226 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+160%
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Beast processor during its time, when single core performance was king, but also software support, starting with Windows itself, was a major factor, it's crazy because all the benches at the time showed the e8500 beating the Phenom II 965 in gaming( the reason I was building a system) at the time, especially when it came to OC. Crazy what the benches are now, if you have Phenom II now with a mobo that works it may be useful (but they aren't very power efficient) but I burnt my mobo out overclocking so the point of what either processor could do 5 much less 10 years later is pretty moot. [Feb '21 qnytech1]

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The FX 6-Core, like most CPUs from AMD, delivers reasonably good server orientated multi threaded performance and consequently good processing thoughput at a reasonable price tag. Where the FX 6-Core lacks is in the area of single core performance which although not normally a major problem for server workloads, is always very relevant to desktop users. The overall performance of the FX 6-Core is comparable to Intel's five years younger Core i7-950. There are server orientated use cases where the FX 6-Core will excel thanks to its excellent overall throughput and in those instances the FX 6-Core represents good value for money. But typical desktop users will find far better value elsewhere[Sep '13 CPUPro]

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