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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: 28.19

Overall Rank:
2542nd fastest in multithreading out of 5777 CPUs
2729th fastest in single threading out of 5777 CPUs
689th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4228
Single Thread Rating
1486

Samples: 12574*
*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 Math27,711 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,490 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,732 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,276 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression69,652 KBytes/Sec
Physics406 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,749 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,486 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


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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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,454
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,301
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,943
Apple M4 10 Core
23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,133
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,228
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
170.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K
124.64
Intel Core i5-12400F
122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K
107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
60.62
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
28.19
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,560
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
1,486
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3267780 - Feb 06 2026
4487
BL3261692 - Feb 04 2026
4532
BL3260863 - Feb 03 2026
4381
BL3259409 - Feb 03 2026
4289
BL3258165 - Feb 02 2026
3811
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,228
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,373 (+3.4%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,101 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i5-4570T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
3,219 (-23.9%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
5,126 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
3,866 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
6,171 (+46.0%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
5,229 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,794 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,774 (+12.9%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,648 (+9.9%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,512 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i5-3340 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,250 (+0.5%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,423
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,385
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,181
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,770
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
757