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FX-6300

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

Average Bench: 42.5% (470th of 1206)

Based on 179,922 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: 42.5% Great: 50%
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

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Below average average bench

The AMD FX-6300 averaged 57.4% 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. Single Core Mixed Speed 67.8Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 127Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD FX-6300 is just 18.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD FX-6300 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 307Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 303Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 179,922 samples)
Rank 47042.5%
Min Avg Max
50.1 1-Core 67.8 78.6
92.5 2-Core 127 150
46.2% 97.3 Pts
Min Avg Max
156 4-Core 225 277
209 8-Core 303 374
34.5% 264 Pts
Min Avg Max
222 64-Core 307 376
20.6% 307 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Extreme
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)
45.9% Average
1-Core 74
2-Core 140
51% 107 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 319
37% 279 Pts
64-Core 318
21% 318 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
44.2% Average
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 136
48% 103 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 325
36% 280 Pts
64-Core 325
22% 325 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
44% Average
1-Core 67.3
2-Core 132
47% 99.5 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 321
37% 281 Pts
64-Core 324
22% 324 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
41.3% Average
1-Core 56.2
2-Core 127
42% 91.6 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 323
37% 282 Pts
64-Core 327
22% 327 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 24,129,006 CPUs tested.

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Approx. $115 @ launch in Oct '12
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Gaming
Gaming 28%
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Desktop
Desktop 40%
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Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $84

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 43%, 179,922 samples7,622x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 32%, 493,701 samples2,414x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $277Bench 57%, 750,397 samples2,022x
GTX 960Nvidia  $140Bench 33%, 252,542 samples1,467x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $74Bench 54%, 226,067 samples1,138x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $85Bench 106%, 532,443 samples1,016x
A400 120GBKingston  $25Bench 59%, 69,150 samples690x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 47%, 6,928 samples1,022x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 42%, 5,819 samples957x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 3,389 samples762x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 41% - Average Total price: $403

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 Comments

DEU-User
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3,877

Official site www.amd.com/...

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Added 6 years ago.
USA-User
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6,138

Good (edit your comment) Add link

5 days ago.

ryzen is better for the price tbh

CAN-User
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3,266

Poor

6 days ago.

it can't handle vr and runs everything poorly so I don't like it

IDN-User
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2,989

Excellent

1 month ago.

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

ESP-User
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2,701

Good

20 days 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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2,588

Average

7 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+

BGR-User
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1,906

Excellent

8 months ago.

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

CPUPro
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1,282

Poor

6 years ago.

gvrax
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372

Terrible

2 years ago.

low perfomance for that price

MrxZmey
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196

Very good

4 years ago.

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

Aspire_SK
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26

Good

3 years 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

2 years 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

24 months ago.

using since 2012. flawless.

mikmeh
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6

Excellent

23 months ago.

Solid CPU for my plex server

Meserschmitt262
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6

Average

20 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
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4

Very good

3 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

4 years ago.

Very good processor, specially due to his price.

Monovalent
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2

Good

2 years 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

2 years ago.

good price and good performance, good for overclocking

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