AMD Athlon X4 950 vs AMD FX-4300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and AMD FX-4300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 950

AMD FX-4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1640 vs 1477
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3610 vs 2986
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1557 vs 1397

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs October 2012
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640 vs 1477
PassMark - CPU mark	3610 vs 2986
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514 vs 513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557 vs 1397

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: AMD FX-4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1640

1477

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3610

2986

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

514

513

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1557

1397

Name	AMD Athlon X4 950	AMD FX-4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640	1477
PassMark - CPU mark	3610	2986
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514	513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557	1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.548

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 950	AMD FX-4300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Vishera
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
OPN PIB	AD950XAGABBOX	FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	AD950XAGM44AB	FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2098	2824
Price now	$59.99	$53.39
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	26.05	25.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	246 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1200 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	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™)