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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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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: 61.08

Overall Rank:
3013th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
2756th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
848th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.00 USD (2025-12-09)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2993

Single Thread Rating

1476

Samples: 2223*
*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	19,388 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,196 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,170 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	901.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,309 KBytes/Sec
Physics	282 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,234 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,476 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,465
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Apple M4 10 Core		23,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,993

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.76
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		61.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,695
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		1,476

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3247055 - Jan 28 2026		3166
BL3245860 - Jan 27 2026		2451
BL3242927 - Jan 26 2026		3235
BL3231442 - Jan 21 2026		1764
BL3226994 - Jan 20 2026		3241

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,993
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,338 (+11.5%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,615 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i3-4340 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,510 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,484 (+16.4%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,189 (+6.5%)
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,726 (-8.9%)
AMD A8-5500B APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,615 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,354 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,667 (+22.5%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,501 (+17.0%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,391 (+13.3%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		4,321 (+44.4%)

Is the AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,391
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		520

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