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 Size: L1: 480 KB, L2: 12.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 135.03

Overall Rank: 1467

Last Price Change: $30.99 USD (2022-11-30)

Average CPU Mark

4185

Single Thread Rating: 1488
Samples: 11384*
*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	28,011 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,501 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,231 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	409 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,719 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,488 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of November 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$88.02 USD	Buy Now!
	$29.98 USD	Buy Now!
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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)
	SkyTech Archangel GTX 750 Ti Gaming Computer Desktop PC FX-6300 3.50 GHz 6-Core, GTX 750 Ti 2GB, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, 24X DVD, Wi-Fi USB, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, White (GTX 750 Ti Version)	$1070.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Patriot Viper 3 Series DDR3 32GB 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Quad Kit PV332G160C0QK	$191.33 (www.amazon.com)
	Patriot 16GB(4x4GB) Vier III DDR3 1860MHz (PC3 15000) CL9 Desktop Memory With Black Mamba Heatsink - PV316G186C9QK	$153.17 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,543
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,695
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,221
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,945
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,161
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,593
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,803
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,355
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		163.34
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		135.03
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		113.12
Intel Core i9-12900K		86.73
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		70.05
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		64.52
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.52
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,830
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,739
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,353
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,950
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,488

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1682405 - Nov 29 2022		4523
BL1681426 - Nov 28 2022		1734
BL1680801 - Nov 27 2022		4277
BL1678340 - Nov 24 2022		4407
BL1678321 - Nov 24 2022		4281

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 30th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,185
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,685 (-12.0%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,642 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,661 (-12.5%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,204 (-23.4%)
AMD A10-7800 APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,174 (-24.2%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,156 (-24.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,911 (+17.4%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,750 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,673 (+11.7%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,489 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,459 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,248 (+1.5%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,693
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,667
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,083
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,762
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,685
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,553
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,507
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,484
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,238
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,214
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,825
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,053

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Pricing History

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