AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Price and performance details for the AMD FX-8300 Eight-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.
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AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 640 KB, L2: 16.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-8300 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 88.36

Overall Rank: 1585

Last Price Change: $59.99 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

5301

Single Thread Rating: 1488
Samples: 1891*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,899
Thread: 1,416

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Integer Math	35,995 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,611 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,420 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,618 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	90,500 KBytes/Sec
Physics	460 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,234 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,488 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2023

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$59.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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shinobee Windows 10 Multimedia Computer PC, AMD FX 8300 8-Core, 4.20GHz Max, AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 240GB SSD + 500GB HDD, WiFi #6006

$199.00

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,535
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,408
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,714
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,609
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,928
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,381
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,404
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,301

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.94
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		88.36
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
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 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,942
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		1,488

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1961615 - Dec 03 2023		5283
BL1955321 - Nov 26 2023		5237
BL1955030 - Nov 25 2023		5524
BL1954401 - Nov 25 2023		5370
BL1952172 - Nov 22 2023		5319

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
As of 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,301
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,434 (+2.5%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,535 (-14.4%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,200 (-20.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,401 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,526 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,221 (-1.5%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,652 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,521 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,484 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,955 (-6.5%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,398 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,683 (+7.2%)

Is the AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,211
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,571
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,427
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,423
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,212
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,519
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		949

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Pricing History

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