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: 152.82

Overall Rank: 1513

Last Price Change: $27.39 USD (2023-02-03)

Average CPU Mark

4186

Single Thread Rating: 1487
Samples: 11458*
*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	27,981 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,498 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,235 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	408 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,718 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,487 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of January 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!
	$27.39 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)
	Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen 3 5300G with AMD Radeon Graphics, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, 500W PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 11 Home) Gamer Computer	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Patriot Viper 3 Series DDR3 32GB 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Quad Kit PV332G160C0QK	$205.12 (www.amazon.com)
	Patriot 16GB(4x4GB) Vier III DDR3 1860MHz (PC3 15000) CL9 Desktop Memory With Black Mamba Heatsink - PV316G186C9QK	$164.21 (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 5th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,186

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		152.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 5th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,487

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1737037 - Feb 04 2023		4197
BL1736501 - Feb 03 2023		1520
BL1735800 - Feb 03 2023		4713
BL1735400 - Feb 02 2023		5540
BL1735393 - Feb 02 2023		5193

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 5th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,186
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,749 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,217 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,112 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,383 (-19.2%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,217 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,911 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,677 (+11.7%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,655 (+11.2%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,505 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,463 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,253 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,090 (-2.3%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,052

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

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