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: 102.91

Overall Rank: 1506

Last Price Change: $40.69 USD (2023-01-28)

Average CPU Mark

4188

Single Thread Rating: 1488
Samples: 11454*
*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	27,994 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,502 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,236 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	408 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,719 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,488 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of January 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!
	$40.69 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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)
	Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen 3 5300G with AMD Radeon Graphics, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, 500W PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 11 Home) Gamer Computer	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Patriot Viper 3 Series DDR3 32GB 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Quad Kit PV332G160C0QK	$210.53 (www.amazon.com)
	Patriot 16GB(4x4GB) Vier III DDR3 1860MHz (PC3 15000) CL9 Desktop Memory With Black Mamba Heatsink - PV316G186C9QK	$168.54 (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 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,578
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,753
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,163
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,270
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,188

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		102.91
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.99
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		41.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,488

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1732324 - Jan 29 2023		3650
BL1732298 - Jan 29 2023		4240
BL1732177 - Jan 29 2023		4226
BL1732073 - Jan 29 2023		4376
BL1731868 - Jan 29 2023		4388

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,188
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,677 (+11.7%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,503 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,303 (-21.1%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		5,216 (+24.6%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		4,655 (+11.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,255 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,846 (-8.2%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,217 (-23.2%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,690 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,577 (-14.6%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		2,963 (-29.2%)
AMD A10-7800 APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		3,178 (-24.1%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,621
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,549
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,102
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,699
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,670
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,639
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,530
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,478
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,435
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core		1,052

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AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Pricing History

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