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FX-4300

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

Average Bench: 57.4% (552nd of 1305)

Based on 45,480 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00600F20 Model: AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor

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]

Poor: 43%Average: 57.4% Great: 65%
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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Average average bench

The AMD FX-4300 averaged 42.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 79.7Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 65.4Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD FX-4300 is 21.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD FX-4300 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 212Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 210Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 45,480 samples)
Rank 55257.4%
Min Avg Max
61.2 Memory 79.7 90.3
41.6 1-Core 65.4 75
75.7 2-Core 121 143
56.2% 88.7 Pts
Min Avg Max
111 4-Core 205 245
125 8-Core 210 246
28.2% 207 Pts
Min Avg Max
134 64-Core 212 248
14.2% 212 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
60% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 69.9
2-Core 133
60% 95.7 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 211
29% 210 Pts
64-Core 213
14% 213 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
58.6% Above average
Memory 78.6
1-Core 70.3
2-Core 137
59% 95.4 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 230
31% 227 Pts
64-Core 227
15% 227 Pts
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
57.7% Above average
Memory 80.9
1-Core 71.9
2-Core 132
59% 94.8 Pts
4-Core 197
8-Core 232
28% 214 Pts
64-Core 227
15% 227 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
35.1% Below average
Memory 57.7
1-Core 24.6
2-Core 46.8
30% 43 Pts
4-Core 75.5
8-Core 73.1
10% 74.3 Pts
64-Core 71.8
5% 71.8 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 41,983,607 CPUs tested.

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MSRP ≈ $60 @ launch in Oct '12
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AmazonUS $9015 months
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Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 16%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 - $59

CPU
FX-4300AMD  $70Bench 57%, 45,480 samples1,111x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 743,604 samples289x
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 17,279 samples264x
RX 460AMD  $90Bench 20%, 53,708 samples190x
SSD
A400 120GBKingston  $25Bench 60%, 132,270 samples107x
A400 240GBKingston  $32Bench 68%, 291,555 samples100x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $60Bench 106%, 592,209 samples64x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 38%, 331,252 samples1,590x
2x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 182,341 samples819x
1x8GBUnknownBench 32%, 135,121 samples397x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $309

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,933

Official site www.amd.com/...

AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition...

Added 6 years ago.
USA-User
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7,714

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

GBR-User
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4,812

Good

4 months ago.

not good to buy in 2019. Struggles to play most new games

DEU-User
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4,763

Good

2 months ago.

really bad, better buy FX 8350

RUS-User
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4,136

Excellent

22 days ago.

по скоростнеи и по сильнеи чем i3 2130

HUN-User
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2,765

Excellent

3 years ago.

Really good, budget processor! Gonna get it for this Christmas

SWE-User
Avatar level
2,266

Excellent

2 months ago.

really bad between turns on total war

CPUPro
Avatar level
1,933

Very poor

6 years ago.

gvrax
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372

Poor

3 years ago.

low perfomance for that price

TheWildShadow55
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98

Poor

2 months ago.

Pretty mediocre, especially since an Athlon II x2 640 can outperform it. It does "work" I suppose

Mathinios
Avatar level
24

Average

8 months ago.

Sert bien pour des tâches faibles mais tient bien la réputation des FX : Ils chauffent trop

No1Spank
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16

Terrible

3 years ago.

Waste of time, better products from both AMD and Intel for the same money. Only use if someone gives you it for free and you are desperate, can be useful to a degree if massively overclocked. Overclocking competitions is all it is good for and you won't shed any tears if it gets burnt. If it was a motorbike you would throw a match in the tank and put it out of its misery.

Emerald_Wolf
Avatar level
8

Good

19 days ago.

It was good back in the day but is slowing down on modern titles

Dofu
Avatar level
4

Average

18 months ago.

2012 Processor for 40€, no need to expect any performance out of this one. FX series was known to be a total performance flop anyway, but it seems to handle being daily driver fine. I used AMD OverDrive to OC my CPU, while using just the stock fan. It got a solid 4.7 GHz which I think is pretty good for a stock fan and minding that my case only has one fan sucking air in, while PSU is doing most of the hot air exhausting.

Pretency
Avatar level
2

Poor

15 months ago.

It is very slow on modern strategy titles. It will run them, but expect AI turns to take a while. Perfectly functional as a desktop however. Very easy to overclock, mine set at 4.5Ghz.

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