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FX-8300

Average Bench: 62.8% (429th of 1264)

Based on 35,666 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00600F20 Model: AMD FX(tm)-8300 Eight-Core Processor
Poor: 54%Average: 62.8% Great: 70%
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Above average average bench

The AMD FX-8300 averaged 37.2% 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 83.5Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 66.7Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD FX-8300 is just 16.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD FX-8300 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 388Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 382Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 35,666 samples)
Rank 42962.8%
Min Avg Max
73.3 Memory 83.5 92.3
51 1-Core 66.7 79
100 2-Core 127 154
58.4% 92.3 Pts
Min Avg Max
176 4-Core 229 286
276 8-Core 382 503
38.6% 305 Pts
Min Avg Max
296 64-Core 388 506
26% 388 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
66% Good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 73.4
2-Core 128
62% 97 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 401
40% 316 Pts
64-Core 405
27% 405 Pts
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
65.1% Good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 59.7
2-Core 117
57% 88.3 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 355
37% 291 Pts
64-Core 386
26% 386 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
64.2% Good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 71
2-Core 133
60% 95.5 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 458
44% 354 Pts
64-Core 458
31% 458 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
62% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 70.2
2-Core 134
60% 95.8 Pts
4-Core 222
8-Core 357
37% 290 Pts
64-Core 385
26% 385 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
61.4% Good
Memory 79.6
1-Core 68.7
2-Core 133
58% 93.8 Pts
4-Core 234
8-Core 394
40% 314 Pts
64-Core 397
27% 397 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
59.9% Above average
Memory 80.7
1-Core 63.1
2-Core 121
56% 88.3 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 315
34% 264 Pts
64-Core 373
25% 373 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
57.3% Above average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 63.1
2-Core 116
54% 84.8 Pts
4-Core 215
8-Core 345
36% 280 Pts
64-Core 340
23% 340 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 33,182,845 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-8300AMD  $130Bench 63%, 35,666 samples400x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $149Bench 31%, 611,072 samples455x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $129Bench 27%, 174,465 samples197x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $210Bench 54%, 432,224 samples193x
SSD
A400 120GBKingston  $24Bench 60%, 90,949 samples95x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 62%, 191,427 samples87x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $70Bench 54%, 255,969 samples48x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 299,782 samples924x
2x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 150,349 samples735x
1x8GBUnknownBench 32%, 107,622 samples725x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $450

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Good

10 months ago.

cpu 8 core cheapest and performance like ryzen 7 but old than ryzen 7

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Poor

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OC to 4.5ghz 1.4 voltage stable

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Poor

9 months ago.

Over priced, old and outdated

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Good

20 months ago.

I am happy with it overclocked

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