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Processor comparison

AMD FX-6300 vs AMD A10-7850K

AMD

AMD FX-6300

AMD Socket AM3+ 3500 MHz 6 cores Oct 2012 DESKTOP
AMD FX-6300
AMD

AMD A10-7850K

AMD Socket FM2 3700 MHz 4 cores Jan 2014 DESKTOP
AMD A10-7850K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-6300109%
  • AMD A10-7850K100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-6300100%
  • AMD A10-7850K101%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-6300120%
  • AMD A10-7850K100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 20% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
  • Around 9% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7850K

  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
  • Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6300.
AMD FX-6300
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the AMD FX-6300

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD FX-6300
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD FX-6300

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Specifications

Features

AMD FX-6300AMD A10-7850K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
AVX
CLMUL
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1
3DNow!
SSE4A
CnQ
NX bit

Architecture

AMD FX-6300AMD A10-7850K
ArchitectureAMD PiledriverAMD Steamroller
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameVisheraKaveri
Release DateOct 2012Jan 2014

Cores

AMD FX-6300AMD A10-7850K
Cores64
Threads64
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsNoRadeon R7

Cache

AMD FX-6300AMD A10-7850K
L1 Cache288 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache6144 KB1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)0 KB

Physical

AMD FX-6300AMD A10-7850K
SocketAMD Socket AM3+AMD Socket FM2
Max Case Tempunknown74°C
PackageuPGAuPGA
Die Size315mm²246mm²
Process32 nm28 nm

Performance

AMD FX-6300AMD A10-7850K
Cpu Frequency3500 MHz3700 MHz
Turbo Clock4100 MHz4000 MHz
Base Clock200 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.4 V1.475 V
TDP95 W95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-63002501 points
  • AMD A10-7850K2520 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-630010504 points
  • AMD A10-7850K7925 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-63007392
  • AMD A10-7850K6444

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-63002269
  • AMD A10-7850K2346

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-63008207
  • AMD A10-7850K7176

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-63001974
  • AMD A10-7850K2173

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-6300417
  • AMD A10-7850K318

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-6300 (simulated)94.4
  • AMD A10-7850K86

points - higher is better

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