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: 176.18

Overall Rank: 1929

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

Average CPU Mark

4207

Single Thread Rating: 1489
Samples: 11880*
*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	27,809 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,497 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,834 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,257 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	69,764 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 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th 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
	$74.02 USD	Buy Now!
	$23.88 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 May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,207

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		176.18
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
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 May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
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
BL2100594 - May 14 2024		5238
BL2100374 - May 14 2024		1833
BL2099708 - May 13 2024		4488
BL5063981 - May 12 2024		4490
BL5063906 - May 11 2024		4435

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 May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,207
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,425 (-18.6%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,424 (-18.6%)
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 (+11.2%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		2,993 (-28.9%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		2,959 (-29.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,955 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,925 (+17.1%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,772 (+13.4%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,546 (+8.1%)
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%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
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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