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AMD FX-6300 vs AMD FX-8320E

AMD

AMD FX-6300

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

AMD FX-8320E

AMD Socket AM3+ 3200 MHz 8 cores Sep 2014 DESKTOP
AMD FX-8320E

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-6300100%
  • AMD FX-8320E113%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-6300101%
  • AMD FX-8320E100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-6300100%
  • AMD FX-8320E127%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

  • None

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320E

  • Much higher multi threaded performance (around 27% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
  • This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
No winner
Gaming

No clear winner declared

AMD FX-8320E
Productivity

HWSpot recommends the AMD FX-8320E

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

Specifications

Features

AMD FX-6300AMD FX-8320E
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
AVX
CLMUL
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

AMD FX-6300AMD FX-8320E
ArchitectureAMD PiledriverAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameVisheraVishera
Release DateOct 2012Sep 2014

Cores

AMD FX-6300AMD FX-8320E
Cores68
Threads68
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsNoNo

Cache

AMD FX-6300AMD FX-8320E
L1 Cache288 KB384 KB
L2 Cache6144 KB8192 KB
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)8192 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-6300AMD FX-8320E
SocketAMD Socket AM3+AMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Tempunknownunknown
PackageuPGAuPGA
Die Size315mm²315mm²
Process32 nm32 nm

Performance

AMD FX-6300AMD FX-8320E
Cpu Frequency3500 MHz3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4100 MHz4000 MHz
Base Clock200 MHz200 MHz
Voltage1.4 V1.425 V
TDP95 W95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-63002501 points
  • AMD FX-8320E2440 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-630010504 points
  • AMD FX-8320E12805 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-63007392
  • AMD FX-8320E9714

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-63002269
  • AMD FX-8320E2238

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-63008207
  • AMD FX-8320E10693

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-63001974
  • AMD FX-8320E1964

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-6300417
  • AMD FX-8320E (simulated)507.15

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-6300 (simulated)94.4
  • AMD FX-8320E (simulated)92.09

points - higher is better

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