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FX-8300

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 62.2% (471st of 1316)

Based on 46,192 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00600F20 Model: AMD FX(tm)-8300 Eight-Core Processor
Poor: 54%Average: 62.2% Great: 69%
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The AMD FX-8300 averaged 37.8% 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

Avg. Memory Latency 81.8Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 67.8Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD FX-8300 is just 14.9%. 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 391Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 387Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 46,192 samples)
Rank 47162.2%
Min Avg Max
71.6 Memory 81.8 90.8
51.9 1-Core 67.8 78.4
102 2-Core 128 151
58.2% 92.5 Pts
Min Avg Max
183 4-Core 232 289
276 8-Core 387 488
39.1% 309 Pts
Min Avg Max
276 64-Core 391 495
26.3% 391 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
66.1% Good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 75.8
2-Core 151
65% 105 Pts
4-Core 238
8-Core 402
40% 320 Pts
64-Core 403
27% 403 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
63% Good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 74.6
2-Core 148
61% 100 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 488
46% 373 Pts
64-Core 472
32% 472 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
62.6% Good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 78.1
2-Core 151
63% 103 Pts
4-Core 243
8-Core 411
41% 327 Pts
64-Core 400
27% 400 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
59.1% Above average
Memory 78.8
1-Core 65.8
2-Core 119
56% 87.9 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 410
39% 312 Pts
64-Core 410
28% 410 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 45,115,609 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-8300AMD  $168Bench 62%, 46,192 samples837x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 810,808 samples883x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $110Bench 27%, 245,843 samples414x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $230Bench 53%, 506,666 samples406x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $34Bench 65%, 325,966 samples224x
A400 120GBKingston  $28Bench 59%, 152,789 samples203x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $32Bench 57%, 109,876 samples86x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 38%, 374,556 samples1,827x
2x8GBUnknownBench 58%, 188,808 samples1,570x
1x8GBUnknownBench 33%, 140,514 samples1,494x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $504

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4 months ago.

AUS-User
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3,268

Excellent

10 months ago.

$60 online from China. Combined with a mid to high range GPU will run all current games well.

THA-User
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2,580

Good

3 months ago.

OC to 4.5ghz 1.4 voltage stable

ZAF-User
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2,278

Poor

19 months ago.

Over priced, old and outdated

CYP-User
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1,174

Good

2 years ago.

I am happy with it overclocked

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