AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Price and performance details for the AMD FX-6300 Six-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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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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 Size: L1: 480 KB, L2: 12.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 85.85

Overall Rank: 1654

Last Price Change: $48.88 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

4196

Single Thread Rating: 1488
Samples: 11591*
*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 Math	27,941 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,504 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,894 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,245 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	69,810 KBytes/Sec
Physics	408 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,723 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,488 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of June 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$82.01 USD	Buy Now!
	$48.88 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Patriot Viper 3 Series DDR3 32GB 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Quad Kit PV332G160C0QK	$194.08 (www.amazon.com)
	Patriot 16GB(4x4GB) Vier III DDR3 1860MHz (PC3 15000) CL9 Desktop Memory With Black Mamba Heatsink - PV316G186C9QK	$160.48 (www.amazon.com)
	CodexMicro Micro Gamer - Micro Tower Case, AMD FX-6300 6-Core 3.5 GHz, 8GB DDR3, Radeon RX 560 4GB GDDR5 (Recommended Mid Level Starter)	$663.00 (www.amazon.com)
	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 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,609
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,815
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,961
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,500
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,134
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,196

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.14
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.88
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		85.85
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.12
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.74
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,488

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1835765 - Jun 08 2023		4316
BL1835541 - Jun 08 2023		4356
BL1835083 - Jun 07 2023		4815
BL1834456 - Jun 06 2023		4127
BL1833047 - Jun 04 2023		4729

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 June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,196
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,524 (+7.8%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,857 (-8.1%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,232 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,224 (+24.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,964 (+18.3%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,671 (+11.3%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,657 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,616 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,115 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,855 (-8.1%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,417 (-18.6%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,434 (+29.5%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,110
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,467
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,434
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,799
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,595
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,196
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,799
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,778
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,761
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,741
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,052

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Pricing History

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