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FX-4300

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

Average Bench: 51.6% (687th of 1385)

Based on 55,454 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: 36%Average: 51.6% Great: 60%
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

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Average average bench

The AMD FX-4300 averaged 48.3% 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 77.2Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 57.2Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD FX-4300 is 23.6%. 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 Speed 162Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 161Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 55,454 samples)
Rank 68751.6%
Min Avg Max
54.5 Memory 77.2 89.1
32.2 1-Core 57.2 69.5
59.7 2-Core 102 127
50.3% 78.9 Pts
Min Avg Max
83.9 4-Core 153 200
109 8-Core 161 200
20.8% 157 Pts
Min Avg Max
110 64-Core 162 200
10% 162 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)
55.7% Above average
Memory 89.4
1-Core 61.8
2-Core 83.4
53% 78.2 Pts
4-Core 129
8-Core 143
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
55.1% Above average
Memory 80
1-Core 64.2
2-Core 114
54% 86 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 184
24% 180 Pts
64-Core 182
11% 182 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
53.7% Above average
Memory 82.9
1-Core 57.9
2-Core 104
52% 81.4 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 159
20% 150 Pts
64-Core 156
10% 156 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
16.3% Very poor
Memory 18
1-Core 20.3
2-Core 40
15% 26.1 Pts
4-Core 86.7
8-Core 76.4
11% 81.6 Pts
64-Core 114
7% 114 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 58,833,919 CPUs tested.

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MSRP ≈ $60 @ launch in Oct '12
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Gaming
Gaming 18%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 - $59

CPU
FX-4300AMD  $50Bench 52%, 55,454 samples197x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $120Bench 29%, 946,701 samples58x
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples42x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples33x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $18Bench 66%, 424,288 samples29x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples10x
A400 120GBKingston  $16Bench 61%, 166,392 samples9x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples285x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples206x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples84x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $247

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 Comments

CPUPro
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2,049

Official site www.amd.com/...

AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition...

Added 8 years ago.
USA-User
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9,152

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

6 months ago.

GBR-User
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5,422

Average

11 months ago.

Its lacking performance nowdays, I have one and its rubbish when playing recent titles

DEU-User
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5,375

Poor

3 months ago.

really bad, better buy FX 8350

RUS-User
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4,540

Excellent

22 months ago.

по скоростнеи и по сильнеи чем i3 2130

HUN-User
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3,171

Terrible

1 month ago.

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

SWE-User
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2,590

Excellent

2 years ago.

really bad between turns on total war

CPUPro
Avatar level
2,049

Very poor

8 years ago.

TheWildShadow55
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108

Poor

2 years ago.

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

Mathinios
Avatar level
28

Average

2 years ago.

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

No1Spank
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16

Terrible

5 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
10

Good

22 months ago.

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

Dofu
Avatar level
4

Average

3 years 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

3 years 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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