AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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-4300 Quad-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 68.23

Overall Rank:
3240th fastest in multithreading out of 6045 CPUs
2968th fastest in single threading out of 6045 CPUs
883rd fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $44.04 USD (2026-06-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3005

Single Thread Rating

1478

Samples: 2273*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,872
Thread: 1,422

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core

Integer Math	19,420 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,201 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,170 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	906.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,473 KBytes/Sec
Physics	281 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,242 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,478 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$44.04 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,189
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,053
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,023
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,005

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		175.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		98.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		95.77
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.55
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		68.23
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		1,478

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3756110 - Oct 03 2026		3114
BL3743135 - Sep 27 2026		3209
BL3742338 - Sep 27 2026		3258
BL3733450 - Sep 23 2026		3216
BL3726121 - Sep 19 2026		3262

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,005
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,278 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,456 (+15.0%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,152 (+4.9%)
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,726 (-9.3%)
AMD A8-5500B APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,583 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,353 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,652 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,391 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,332 (+10.9%)
AMD A10-6790K APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,112 (+3.6%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,624 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,559 (-14.8%)

Is the AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,467
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,102
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,681
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,492
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,055
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		519

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