AMD A6-7480 vs AMD FX-8300

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and AMD FX-8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A6-7480

AMD FX-8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 90376% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 4.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1531 vs 1488

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 4.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531 vs 1488

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8300

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5337 vs 1812

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
L2 cache	8 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5337 vs 1812

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: AMD FX-8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1812

5337

Name	AMD A6-7480	AMD FX-8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	1812	5337
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2318
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		19.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	AMD FX-8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Vishera
Place in performance rating	1694	2542
Processor Number	A6-7480
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date		October 2012
OPN PIB		FD8300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD8300WMW8KHK
Price now		$80.59
Series		AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)		28.21
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz	3.3 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	8
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)