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.
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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: 86.05

Overall Rank: 1903

Last Price Change: $48.88 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

4206

Single Thread Rating: 1489
Samples: 11853*
*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	27,817 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,497 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,838 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,256 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	69,774 KBytes/Sec
Physics	407 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,732 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,489 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 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

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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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,206

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		86.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
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
BL2079238 - Apr 16 2024 [Excluded]		2222
BL2075766 - Apr 12 2024		4325
BL2074988 - Apr 11 2024		4325
BL2074882 - Apr 10 2024		4358
BL2074866 - Apr 10 2024		4248

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,206
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,545 (+8.1%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,887 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,228 (+24.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,954 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,655 (+10.7%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,645 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,618 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,121 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,869 (-8.0%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,416 (-18.8%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,452 (+29.6%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,309 (+26.2%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,051

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Pricing History

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