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.
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-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: 85.83

Overall Rank: 1746

Last Price Change: $48.88 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

4196

Single Thread Rating: 1489
Samples: 11669*
*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	27,874 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,494 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,868 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,247 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	69,734 KBytes/Sec
Physics	407 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,724 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,489 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$82.01 USD	Buy Now!
	$48.88 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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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)
	Patriot 16GB(4x4GB) Vier III DDR3 1860MHz (PC3 15000) CL9 Desktop Memory With Black Mamba Heatsink - PV316G186C9QK	$147.45 (www.amazon.com)
	Patriot Viper 3 Series DDR3 32GB 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Quad Kit PV332G160C0QK	$184.22 (www.amazon.com)
	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 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,757
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,458
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,748
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,935
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,422
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,481
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,251
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,196

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.24
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.84
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		85.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,960
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,489

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1909993 - Sep 23 2023		4926
BL1909487 - Sep 22 2023		4395
BL1906490 - Sep 18 2023		3333
BL1905698 - Sep 17 2023		4460
BL1905695 - Sep 17 2023		4472

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,196
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,533 (+8.0%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,861 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,227 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,954 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,658 (+11.0%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,635 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,630 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,126 (-1.7%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,854 (-8.1%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,419 (-18.5%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,434 (+29.5%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,299 (+26.3%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,189
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,555
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,429
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,819
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,237
Intel Core i9-13900		6,923
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,854
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,051

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Pricing History

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