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AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-6300 Six-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.

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 84.40

Overall Rank:
2273rd fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
2472nd fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
645th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $50.00 USD (2025-05-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4220
Single Thread Rating
1486

Samples: 12302*
*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 Math27,736 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,490 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,758 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,269 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression69,617 KBytes/Sec
Physics408 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,743 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,486 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$50.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

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 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
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Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2712121 - Jun 21 2025
3674
BL2712088 - Jun 21 2025
3715
BL2709159 - Jun 20 2025 [Excluded]
1491
BL2705442 - Jun 18 2025
5146
BL2705415 - Jun 18 2025
4438
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,220
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,300 (+1.9%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
3,909 (-7.4%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
3,702 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,674 (+10.8%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,129 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
3,870 (-8.3%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
5,336 (+26.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,670 (+10.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
3,236 (-23.3%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
2,985 (-29.3%)
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
2,276 (-46.1%)
Intel Core i3-4370 @ 3.80GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
3,853 (-8.7%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,451
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,298
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,804
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,640
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
758