AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8300 Eight-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.

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AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

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

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-8300 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 148.28

Overall Rank:
1852nd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2257th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
528th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $36.00 USD (2024-12-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5338

Single Thread Rating

1495

Samples: 2019*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,899
Thread: 1,416

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Integer Math	35,944 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,630 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,383 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,640 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	90,728 KBytes/Sec
Physics	462 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,259 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,495 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$59.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$36.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,338

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.20
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		148.28
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		1,495

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2268348 - Dec 07 2024		5578
BL2266339 - Dec 05 2024		5491
BL2266304 - Dec 05 2024		5570
BL2266167 - Dec 05 2024		5555
BL2265249 - Dec 04 2024		5366

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,338
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,443 (+2.0%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,211 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,768 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,573 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,497 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,475 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,411 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,099 (+14.3%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,066 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,229 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,324 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,122 (-22.8%)

Is the AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		688

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