AMD Athlon X4 750K vs AMD FX-4300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and AMD FX-4300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon X4 750K

AMD FX-4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 12.842 vs 10.042
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.223 vs 0.216

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.842 vs 10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223 vs 0.216

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1485 vs 1465
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2993 vs 2859
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 513 vs 492
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1397 vs 1301
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.824 vs 4.272
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.548 vs 3.192

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1485 vs 1465
PassMark - CPU mark	2993 vs 2859
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513 vs 492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1397 vs 1301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.824 vs 4.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.548 vs 3.192

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: AMD FX-4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1485

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2859

2993

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

492

513

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

1397

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.272

4.824

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.842

10.042

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.223

0.216

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.192

3.548

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750K	AMD FX-4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1485
PassMark - CPU mark	2859	2993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492	513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301	1397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.272	4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.842	10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223	0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.192	3.548
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 750K	AMD FX-4300
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD750KWOHJBOX	FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	AD750KWOA44HJ	FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2726	2729
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Vishera
Launch date		October 2012
Price now		$53.39
Value for money (0-100)		25.84
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)