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AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 43.04

Overall Rank:
2222nd fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
2418th fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
631st fastest in out of 1434 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $98.04 USD (2025-03-17)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4220
Single Thread Rating
1486

Samples: 12212*
*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 Math27,750 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,491 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,778 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,267 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression69,672 KBytes/Sec
Physics408 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,742 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,486 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

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 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
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,184
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,220
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.03
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.18
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.32
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 43.04
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 1,486
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2568865 - Apr 20 2025
4753
BL2565677 - Apr 19 2025
4524
BL2565653 - Apr 19 2025
4524
BL2565625 - Apr 19 2025
4470
BL2564894 - Apr 18 2025
1745
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,220
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,790 (+13.5%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,621 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,516 (+7.0%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,631 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,348 (+3.0%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 3,196 (-24.3%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 5,112 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 6,192 (+46.7%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 5,448 (+29.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,938 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,760 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 4,297 (+1.8%)

Is the AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,612
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,508
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,700
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,417
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,292
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
 758