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AMD FX-6300 vs Intel Core i3-3240

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 82 %
AMD FX-6300
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-3240
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD FX-6300
Rank 2 - 74 %
Intel Core i3-3240
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD FX-6300
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
534
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
586
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD FX-6300
AMD FX-6300 100 %
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
1,586
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,240
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD FX-6300
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
529
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
672
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD FX-6300
AMD FX-6300 100 %
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
1,916
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,483
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD FX-6300
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
221
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
286
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD FX-6300
AMD FX-6300 100 %
6C / 6T · 3.50 GHz
1,003
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
835
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

AMD FX-6300
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
94 cb
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
119 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

AMD FX-6300
AMD FX-6300 100 %
6C / 6T · 4.10 GHz
456 cb
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
306 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

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AMD FX-6300Intel Core i3-3240
FamilyAMD FX (30)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupAMD FX-6300 (2)Intel Core i 3000 (31)
ArchitectureVishera (Bulldozer)Ivy Bridge S
Technology32 nm22 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketAM3+LGA 1155
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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AMD FX-6300Intel Core i3-3240
CPU Cores / Threads6 / 62 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 6x 2x
Frequency: 3.50 GHz 3.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.10 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 4.10 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache8.00 MB3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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AMD FX-6300Intel Core i3-3240
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader / 6 / 48
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ2/2012

NPU AI performance

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AMD FX-6300Intel Core i3-3240
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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AMD FX-6300Intel Core i3-3240
MemoryDDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB32 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.02.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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AMD FX-6300Intel Core i3-3240
TDP95 W55 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.71 °C

Technical details

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AMD FX-6300Intel Core i3-3240
Chip designUnknownMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ4/2012Q3/2012
Release price95 $117 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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AMD FX-6300
AMD FX-6300
6C / 6T · 3.50 - 4.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-3240
Intel Core i3-3240
2C / 4T · 3.40 GHz

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