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AMD FX-6300 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-04-12

The AMD FX-6300 is a 6 core processor. It can handle 6 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q4/2012. The AMD FX-6300 is based on the 2. generation of the AMD FX series and requires a mainboard with the socket AM3+. The AMD FX-6300 scores 529 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,916 points.

At a glance
Name:	AMD FX-6300
Family:	AMD FX (30)
CPU group:	AMD FX-6300 (2)
Architecture:	Vishera (Bulldozer)
Technology:	32 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 6 CPU cores of the AMD FX-6300 clock with 3.50 GHz (4.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	6 / 6
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	6x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores):	4.10 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the no iGPU, the AMD FX-6300 has an build in graphic solution. It has -- SM processors, which have a total of -- texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD FX-6300 supports up to 32 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s.

DDR3-1866	29.9 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The AMD FX-6300 has a TDP of 95 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	95 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	71 °C

Technical details

The AMD FX-6300 has a 8.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	AM3+
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date:	Q4/2012
Release price:	95 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz (4.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD FX-6300 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Pentium G3450T 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	547
	Intel Core i3-3250T 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	541
	Intel Core i7-930 4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz	541
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	534
	Intel Core i3-2125 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	534
	Intel Core i3-2120 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	534
	Intel Celeron G1850 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	532

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i5-2500S 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1679
	Intel Pentium G4600 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1675
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1618
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1586
	Intel Core i5-2300 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1580
	Intel Core i5-2405S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1556
	Intel Core i5-2500T 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1553

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	536
	Intel Celeron G1840T 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	535
	AMD A10-6700 4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	533
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	529
	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	528
	AMD FX-6200 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	524
	AMD A10-5800K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	523

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1934
	Intel Core i3-7100T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1933
	Intel Core i3-4170 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1932
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1916
	Intel Core i3-4160 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1885
	Intel Core i3-4340 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1883
	Intel Core i3-4150 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1849

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	209
	AMD FX-8370 8C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	204
	Intel Core i5-760 4C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	204
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	195
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	193
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	190
	AMD FX-8320E 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	188

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon 3000G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	887
	Intel Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	885
	Intel Core i5-2400 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	863
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	854
	Intel Pentium G4600 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	838
	AMD FX-6200 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	836
	Intel Pentium G4560 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	824

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	41
	Intel Core i5-3570K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	38
	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	36
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	29

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i5-3340 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	4239
	AMD Phenom II X4 960T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4236
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4236
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	4182
	Intel Core i5-2450P 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	4172
	Intel Pentium Gold G6500 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	4166
	Intel Core i3-7300T 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	4160

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i3-4130 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1017.8
	Intel Pentium G4620 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1080.6
	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz	1380.8
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1407.7
	AMD FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1776.4

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	230
	AMD FX-4300 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	224
	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	223
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	221
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	217
	AMD FX-8300 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	217
	Intel Pentium E5200 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	209

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1021
	Intel Pentium G4600 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1021
	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1019
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz	1003
	Intel Core i3-4170 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1003
	Intel Core i5-2400S 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1000
	Intel Pentium G4560 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	994

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron G1620 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	95
	Intel Celeron G1840T 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	95
	Intel Pentium G2010 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	95
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	94
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	94
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	94
	Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz	94

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-2500k 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	461
	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T 6C 6T @ 3.40 GHz	460
	Intel Core i3-7350K 2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	458
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	456
	Intel Core i5-4460S 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	448
	Intel Core i5-4430 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	448
	Intel Core i3-7320 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	447

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,817 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,763 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,500 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,472 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
659 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
608 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,422 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
239 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
741 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,103 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Description of the processor

The AMD FX-6300 is a processor with 6 cores from AMDs FX processor series. The 6 physical cores have a standard clock of 3.50 gigahertz. In turbo mode, the clock can be automatically increased up to 4.10 gigahertz. The AMD FX-6300 doesnt support hyperthreading, but you can overclock it thanks to the free multiplier. The AMD FX-6300 is based on the Vishera design. The CPU is manufactured in 32 nm.

If you consider overclocking, you have to ensure sufficient cooling, otherwise it can lead to damages on the processor. The AMD FX-6300 supports two working memory modules of the DDR3-1866 standard. The memory bandwidth doubles in dual-channel mode with two modules. Therefore, you should use two modules instead of just one if possible. Up to 32 GB of working memory is supported. The memorys ECC error correction function is not or only partially supported.

The TDP of the AMD FX-6300 is 95 watts, whereby AMD specifies a maximum Tjunction of only 70.5 °C. The AES-Ni encryption functions via hardware are supported. Virtualization software can fall back on the AMD-V features. Thanks to the 6 cores, the AMD FX-6300 is suitable for virtualizing smaller environments.

The AMD FX-6300 was released in the fourth quarter of 2012 at an introductory price of 90 Euros. Due to the good price-performance ratio, the processor is one of the most popular AMD FX processors.

The processor has an 8 megabyte Level 3 cache. An internal graphics unit is not available, so you cant avoid installing a dedicated graphics card. This is a shame especially for smaller systems where you only need a very low graphics performance and where an external graphics card is actually overkill.

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