AMD FX-6300 Benchmark, Test and specs

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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.
AMD FX-6300

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the AMD FX-6300 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the AMD FX-6300.

Name: AMD FX-6300
Family: AMD FX (30)
CPU group: AMD FX-6300 (2)
Architecture: Vishera (Bulldozer)
Segment: Desktop / Server
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

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 --.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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: --

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Benchmark results

Verified 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 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.
AMD A10-6700 AMD A10-6700
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
533
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
532
Intel Pentium 3560M Intel Pentium 3560M
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
531
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
529
Intel Xeon E5450 Intel Xeon E5450
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
528
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
528
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
527

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1928
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1922
Intel Core i7-7600U Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1920
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1916
Samsung Exynos 9810 Samsung Exynos 9810
8C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
1913
Intel Core i7-6567U Intel Core i7-6567U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1904
HiSilicon Kirin 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1898

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
540
Intel Atom x6425E Intel Atom x6425E
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
539
Intel Core i7-3537U Intel Core i7-3537U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
539
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
534
Intel Core i3-2125 Intel Core i3-2125
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
534
Intel Core i3-2120 Intel Core i3-2120
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
534
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
533

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1618
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1588
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1588
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1586
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1583
Intel Core i5-2300 Intel Core i5-2300
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1580
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1559

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.
Intel Celeron N4500 Intel Celeron N4500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
197
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 Intel Pentium Silver J5005
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
197
Intel Pentium Silver J5040 Intel Pentium Silver J5040
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
197
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
195
AMD A9-9425 AMD A9-9425
2C 2T @ 3.70 GHz
195
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
193
Intel Celeron J4125 Intel Celeron J4125
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
192

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 AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
887
Intel Xeon X3440 Intel Xeon X3440
4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz
885
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
863
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
854
AMD Athlon 240GE AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
841
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
838
AMD FX-6200 AMD FX-6200
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
836

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.
Intel Core i5-7360U Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
31
Intel Core i5-1035G1 Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
30
Intel Core i5-8265U Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
30
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
29
Intel Core i3-10110U Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
25
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
25
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
24

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.
AMD Phenom II X4 960T AMD Phenom II X4 960T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
4236
Intel Core i3-8140U Intel Core i3-8140U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
4202
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
4184
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
4182
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
4178
Intel Core i5-2450P Intel Core i5-2450P
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
4172
Intel Atom x6413E Intel Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
4169

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 i5-7200U Intel Core i5-7200U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1232.5
Intel Core i7-7500U Intel Core i7-7500U
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1327.4
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
1380.8
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1407.7
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1411.2
Intel Core i7-4600U Intel Core i7-4600U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1442.5
Intel Core i5-5300U Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1716.7

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 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
230
AMD FX-4300 AMD FX-4300
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
224
AMD FX-8320 AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.75 GHz
223
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
221
Intel Core i5-2410M Intel Core i5-2410M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
220
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
217
Intel Core i5-4210U Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz
217

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 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1021
Intel Pentium G4600 Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1021
Intel Xeon E5450 Intel Xeon E5450
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1019
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz
1003
Intel Core i3-4170 Intel Core i3-4170
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1003
Intel Core i5-2400S Intel Core i5-2400S
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1000
Intel Pentium G4560 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 Intel Celeron G1620
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
95
Intel Core i3-4000M Intel Core i3-4000M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
95
Intel Pentium G2010 Intel Pentium G2010
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
95
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
94
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
94
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
94
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 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 Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
461
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
6C 6T @ 3.40 GHz
460
Intel Core i3-7350K Intel Core i3-7350K
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
458
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
456
Intel Core i5-4460S Intel Core i5-4460S
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
448
Intel Core i5-4430 Intel Core i5-4430
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
448
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
447

Benchmarks


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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