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FX-6300

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

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Average Bench: 46.3% (400th of 1158)

Based on 146,919 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00600F20 Model: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor

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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Poor: 36%Average: 46.3% Great: 55%
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

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Below average average bench

The AMD FX-6300 averaged 53.7% 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

Single Core Integer Speed 71.4Pts
Quad Core Integer Speed 235Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD FX-6300 is just 19.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD FX-6300 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Multi Core Floating Point Speed 271Pts
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 306Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 146,919 samples)
Rank 40046.3%
Min Avg Max
51.7 SC Int 71.4 82.9
48.1 SC Float 64.5 74.5
51.5 SC Mixed 67.4 78.6
54.2% 67.8 Pts
Min Avg Max
166 QC Int 235 285
156 QC Float 207 250
166 QC Mixed 227 276
50.6% 223 Pts
Min Avg Max
226 MC Int 314 382
204 MC Float 271 324
222 MC Mixed 306 372
44.7% 297 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Single core Quad core Multi core
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
50.3% Above average
SC Int 81.2
SC Float 71.3
SC Mixed 75
61% 75.8 Pts
QC Int 254
QC Float 222
QC Mixed 245
54% 240 Pts
MC Int 331
MC Float 287
MC Mixed 324
47% 314 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
49.8% Average
SC Int 79.9
SC Float 73.3
SC Mixed 75.5
61% 76.2 Pts
QC Int 251
QC Float 224
QC Mixed 239
54% 238 Pts
MC Int 335
MC Float 291
MC Mixed 324
48% 317 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
49.5% Average
SC Int 68.8
SC Float 64.2
SC Mixed 73.4
55% 68.8 Pts
QC Int 245
QC Float 198
QC Mixed 241
52% 228 Pts
MC Int 328
MC Float 281
MC Mixed 322
47% 310 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
47.6% Average
SC Int 73.4
SC Float 65.3
SC Mixed 68.5
55% 69.1 Pts
QC Int 247
QC Float 214
QC Mixed 237
53% 232 Pts
MC Int 298
MC Float 240
MC Mixed 291
42% 276 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
43.7% Average
SC Int 70
SC Float 63.7
SC Mixed 63.9
53% 65.9 Pts
QC Int 226
QC Float 202
QC Mixed 212
48% 214 Pts
MC Int 301
MC Float 269
MC Mixed 301
44% 290 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 17,143,694 CPUs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $115 @ launch in Oct '12
NeweggUS $603 months
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Gaming
Gaming 33%
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Desktop
Desktop 41%
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Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $70

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $60Bench 46%, 146,919 samples5,738x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $140Bench 38%, 376,790 samples1,750x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $208Bench 70%, 570,243 samples1,573x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 40%, 237,381 samples1,133x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $45Bench 53%, 176,655 samples900x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $92Bench 104%, 410,120 samples837x
A400 120GBKingston  $20Bench 59%, 41,046 samples433x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 2,935 samples738x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 47%, 5,024 samples698x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 2,803 samples593x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $315

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 Comments

DEU-User
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3,389

Official site www.amd.com/...

Accomplish breathtaking 3D modeling and HD video editing. ...

Added 5 years ago.
USA-User
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5,192

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

5 days ago.

Its a little slow

GBR-User
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3,338

Excellent

8 days ago.

I like it

BRA-User
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2,721

Excellent

14 days ago.

Bom CPU

POL-User
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2,710

Terrible

27 days ago.

A great rival for i3 3220

IDN-User
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2,515

Good

5 months ago.

5 years and still counting...cheap and like it..just for medium game

ESP-User
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2,357

Poor

3 months ago.

I have it since less tan 2 months ago, linked to a gtx 960 G1 4gb from gigabyte and a MB msi krait edition, also 16gb ram savage 2133 and i can say it is th ebest balanced gaming pc i never build for the Price. TOTALLY RECOMMENDED :D

AUS-User
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2,256

Excellent

1 month ago.

still got mine with a strix 970, 4.1 ghz clock will do 5ghz but mobo don't like anything over 4.1(cheap) it turns off after an hour or so I need a better a one currently have a 6700k strix o8g 1080 but don't want to get rid of my amd pc. Better mobo to get the 5ghz clock oc the 970 as well should still be good for a couple of years. FX 6300 OC`s easy but so does my 6700k put it straight to 5ghz too then backed off to 4.9 till water cooling arrives so its at 4.5ghz, compared to amd its a heater but they run 70-80c normal so is ok hell mine is at 34c idle fx is way cooler and wont like operating at 70+

THA-User
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1,802

Good

16 days ago.

because I use this

BGR-User
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1,708

Average

1 month ago.

Not a bad cpu for low budget gaming but its really outdated...

CPUPro
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1,227

Poor

5 years ago.

gvrax
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360

Terrible

20 months ago.

low perfomance for that price

MrxZmey
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196

Very good

3 years ago.

Достаточно для игры, фильмы, интернет. Цена радует, и процессор хватит до 2020 года

Aspire_SK
Avatar level
26

Good

2 years ago.

i7 920 could beat him on stock frequencies but in price to performance it can beat some of the modern cpus.

No1Spank
Avatar level
16

Excellent

21 months ago.

From £65 new to drop in a cheap AM3+ board you can't go wrong on a budget. This does everything well for the price. If you get a quality 990FX mobo and add a decent cooler this thing will overclock like you wouldn't believe making a useful CPU still in 2017.

hkey47
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12

Excellent

15 months ago.

using since 2012. flawless.

mikmeh
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6

Excellent

15 months ago.

Solid CPU for my plex server

Meserschmitt262
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6

Average

12 months ago.

Runs extremely hot. This was my old CPU, before I updated to an R5 1500X. The 6 Cores don't really made themselves known, even when rendering video. It would take nearly 45 minutes to render a 20 minute video at 1080p60. My new ryzen chip cuts that in half. In all honesty, this chip is just old and tired. If you can get it for suuuuuper cheap, and are going to overclock the hell out of it, go for it. But if you're looking to build a first PC, go with an intel chip of the same year or newer, or a new ryzen chip.

Mubeen
Avatar level
4

Very good

2 years ago.

This CPU has the best performance/price ratio (12.2012-12.2016)!! I am using it since 2012, and at that time for the price of FX-6300, Intel had Pentium G2120 to offer (in Germany). Comparing with G2120, this CPU is best for general purpose multitasking as well as gaming (with overclocking). Highly recommended. However considering the recent CPUs, Pentium G4520 (with same price tag 95€) has 1.7 times better single core performance.

joel643
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2

Good

3 years ago.

Very good processor, specially due to his price.

Monovalent
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2

Good

19 months ago.

This CPU might seem underpowered, but it's insanely easy to overclock. I personally was able to get away with a staggering 4085MHz on stock cooling, when changing the VCore to 1.3v manually. Bear in mind, the stock voltage is 1.375v, which adds heat. Not only was I able to overclock on stock cooling, I was able to enable Core Performance Boost levels 1 AND 2. Not to mention the fact that Cool 'n' Quiet is enabled, and is working fully. I see ~1500MHz values with 0.825v when sitting idle. Overclocking Results:. 0 - 4085MHz | 1.300v. 1 - 4192MHz | 1.337v. 2 - 4300MHz | 1.375v. Bus speed was increased to 215MHz. Thermals: Thermals were actually very nice despite the fact that is on stock cooling. Under full Level 2 CPB on one core, the cpu reached roughly 59C. Under full load on all cores, reverting to base clock, the CPU reaches 64C. It's close to the Tj max, but not enough to constitute throttling. Nice job, AMD. This CPU has remained stable for almost two straight years, one of which it has spent overclocked. I'd love to see Intel CPU's attempt to keep a stable overclock with TurboBoost and SpeedStep enabled. Oh? They can't? Well, I guess I'm lucky.

ernstrom
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2

Excellent

16 months ago.

good price and good performance, good for overclocking

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