AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Price and performance details for the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 6 (in 3 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 176.20

Overall Rank: 1925

Last Price Change: $23.88 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

4208

Single Thread Rating: 1489
Samples: 11873*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,610
Thread: 1,418

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Integer Math	27,812 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,498 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,836 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,257 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	69,781 KBytes/Sec
Physics	407 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,733 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,489 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$82.01 USD	Buy Now!
	$48.88 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	CodexMicro Micro Gamer - Micro Tower Case, AMD FX-6300 6-Core 3.5 GHz, 8GB DDR3, Radeon RX 560 4GB GDDR5 (Recommended Mid Level Starter)	$663.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HalocustomPC BlueStar Gaming desktop: FX-6300 Six Core 3.5GHz, GeForce GT610 1GB, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, 500 Watt Power Supply, Genuine Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Pre-Installed	$525.99 (www.amazon.com)

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,208

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		176.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,489

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2094577 - May 05 2024		4586
BL2094529 - May 05 2024		4426
BL2093066 - May 03 2024		4488
BL2092521 - May 03 2024		3931
BL2091475 - May 02 2024 [Overclocked]		5558

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,208
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,422 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,420 (-18.7%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,220 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,677 (+11.1%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		2,992 (-28.9%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		2,957 (-29.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,924 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,771 (+13.4%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,546 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,499 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,280 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,095 (-2.7%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,051

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)