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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: 28.21

Overall Rank:
2757th fastest in multithreading out of 6041 CPUs
2941st fastest in single threading out of 6041 CPUs
728th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.99 USD (2025-09-02)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4231
Single Thread Rating
1486

Samples: 12804*
*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 Math27,688 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,486 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,709 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,279 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression69,628 KBytes/Sec
Physics406 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,753 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,486 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$149.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,193
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,063
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 34,287
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,120
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,231
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 162.95
Intel Core i9-14900K
 154.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 147.45
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K
 92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 80.56
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 28.21
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 6th 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
 4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,882
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-6300 Six-Core
 1,486
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3759541 - Oct 05 2026
4331
BL3757093 - Oct 03 2026
4537
BL3754860 - Oct 02 2026
4265
BL3752130 - Oct 01 2026
4385
BL3751876 - Oct 01 2026
4299
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,231
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,360 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,106 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i5-4570T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 3,217 (-24.0%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 5,137 (+21.4%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 3,389 (-19.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 6,178 (+46.0%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,802 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,766 (+12.6%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,653 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,522 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-3340 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,263 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 3,579 (-15.4%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 15,443
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
 12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D
 12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,687
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
 10,515
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,512
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,053
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 756