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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: 46.1% (384th of 1130)

Based on 107,659 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: 32%Average: 46.1% Great: 57%
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 53.8% 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 71.2Pts
Quad Core Integer Speed 235Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD FX-6300 is 24.8%. 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 273Pts
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 310Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 107,659 samples)
Rank 38446.1%
Min Avg Max
49 SC Int 71.2 83
43 SC Float 63.6 75.2
44.7 SC Mixed 66.8 78.6
53.8% 67.2 Pts
Min Avg Max
152 QC Int 235 292
146 QC Float 207 255
143 QC Mixed 226 284
50.5% 223 Pts
Min Avg Max
207 MC Int 317 396
187 MC Float 273 341
204 MC Mixed 310 390
45.1% 300 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Single core Quad core Multi core
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
49.5% Average
SC Int 75.5
SC Float 67
SC Mixed 72.1
57% 71.5 Pts
QC Int 252
QC Float 222
QC Mixed 243
54% 239 Pts
MC Int 333
MC Float 282
MC Mixed 324
47% 313 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
46.8% Average
SC Int 76.3
SC Float 67.9
SC Mixed 72
58% 72.1 Pts
QC Int 244
QC Float 212
QC Mixed 224
52% 227 Pts
MC Int 133
MC Float 260
MC Mixed 298
34% 230 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
46% Average
SC Int 75.9
SC Float 67.4
SC Mixed 70.2
57% 71.2 Pts
QC Int 241
QC Float 198
QC Mixed 219
50% 219 Pts
MC Int 326
MC Float 281
MC Mixed 317
46% 308 Pts
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 Prices

Approx. $115 @ launch in Oct '12
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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 - $60

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $57Bench 46%, 107,659 samples3,822x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 39%, 226,085 samples1,013x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $249Bench 71%, 340,369 samples949x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 40%, 155,526 samples740x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $65Bench 53%, 124,719 samples669x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 104%, 308,999 samples578x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $98Bench 113%, 239,506 samples209x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 42%, 3,612 samples518x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 47%, 3,637 samples459x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 40%, 1,833 samples394x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $337

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 Comments

DEU-User
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2,817

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USA-User
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4,372

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

23 days ago.

Handles games better then most current gen i3s and i5s

DEU-User
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2,817

Good

3 days 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.

FRA-User
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2,323

Good

1 month ago.

Best Bang for the Buck (at least in 2015)!

BRA-User
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2,305

Good

3 days ago.

ONE HELL CRAP OF CPU, PURE TRASH

ITA-User
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2,077

Good

3 months ago.

Good for the price. Mine it's easy to overclock to 4.3 MHz at default motherboard Vcore 1.2V (1.28V real).

ESP-User
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2,009

Excellent

2 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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2,002

Good

3 months 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+

CPUPro
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1,225

Poor

5 years ago.

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gvrax
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360

Terrible

13 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
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26

Good

23 months ago.

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

No1Spank
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16

Excellent

14 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

8 months ago.

using since 2012. flawless.

mikmeh
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6

Excellent

8 months ago.

Solid CPU for my plex server

Meserschmitt262
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6

Average

5 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

22 months 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

12 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

9 months ago.

good price and good performance, good for overclocking

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