AMD A8-7600 vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7600 and AMD FX-6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7600

  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 70.50°C
  • 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
  • 29.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.707 vs 0.85
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.707 vs 0.85

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1486 vs 1446
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4220 vs 3212
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 527 vs 486
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1914 vs 1415
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.894 vs 4.318
  • Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 16.151 vs 10.348
  • Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.339 vs 0.193
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.758 vs 4.274
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
L1 cache 288 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1486 vs 1446
PassMark - CPU mark 4220 vs 3212
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 527 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1914 vs 1415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.894 vs 4.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.151 vs 10.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.339 vs 0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.758 vs 4.274

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7600
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1446
1486
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3212
4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
486
527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1415
1914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.318
6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
10.348
16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.193
0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
24.707
0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.274
4.758
Name AMD A8-7600 AMD FX-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1446 1486
PassMark - CPU mark 3212 4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 486 527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1415 1914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.318 6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.348 16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.193 0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.707 0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.274 4.758
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3961
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2087

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-7600 AMD FX-6300

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD7600YBJABOX FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray AD7600YBI44JA FD6300WMW6KHK
Place in performance rating 1708 2673
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Vishera
Launch date October 2012
Price now $58.99
Value for money (0-100) 31.81

Performance

Base frequency 3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L1 cache 256 KB 288 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C 70.50°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 315 mm
L3 cache 8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count 1200 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 720 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported FM2+ AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0