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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% (728th of 1426)

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 72851.6%
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 BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
52.6% Above average
Memory 81.1
1-Core 57.1
2-Core 102
52% 80 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 149
19% 146 Pts
64-Core 149
9% 149 Pts
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
52.3% Above average
Memory 79.2
1-Core 57.5
2-Core 107
52% 81.3 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 154
20% 152 Pts
64-Core 162
10% 162 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
49.1% Average
Memory 73.7
1-Core 53.6
2-Core 83
46% 70.1 Pts
4-Core 144
8-Core 152
20% 148 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
44.6% Average
Memory 68.3
1-Core 51.1
2-Core 78.9
43% 66.1 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 142
17% 131 Pts
64-Core 166
10% 166 Pts
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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 samples235x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples67x
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples42x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples38x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $27Bench 66%, 424,288 samples33x
A400 480GBKingston  $34Bench 74%, 237,487 samples13x
A400 120GBKingston  $23Bench 61%, 166,392 samples12x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples336x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples255x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples94x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $236

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 Comments

CPUPro
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2,072

Official site www.amd.com/...

AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition...

Added 9 years ago.
USA-User
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9,618

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

16 months ago.

GBR-User
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5,660

Average

21 months ago.

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

DEU-User
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5,647

Terrible

8 months ago.

really bad, better buy FX 8350

RUS-User
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4,688

Excellent

2 years ago.

по скоростнеи и по сильнеи чем i3 2130

HUN-User
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3,347

Terrible

11 months ago.

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

SWE-User
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2,706

Excellent

2 years ago.

really bad between turns on total war

CPUPro
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2,072

Very poor

9 years ago.

TheWildShadow55
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116

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

3 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

6 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
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10

Good

2 years ago.

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

Dofu
Avatar level
4

Average

4 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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