AMD FX-4150 vs AMD FX-8300

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and AMD FX-8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-4150

AMD FX-8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8300

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1465
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5337 vs 3327
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.414 vs 3.073
Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 19.569 vs 10.315
Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.427 vs 0.221

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4096 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488 vs 1465
PassMark - CPU mark	5337 vs 3327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.414 vs 3.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.569 vs 10.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.427 vs 0.221

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: AMD FX-8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1488

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3327

5337

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.073

9.414

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.315

19.569

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.221

0.427

Name	AMD FX-4150	AMD FX-8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1488
PassMark - CPU mark	3327	5337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.073	9.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.315	19.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.221	0.427
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2318
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4150	AMD FX-8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Vishera
Launch date	October 2012	October 2012
Place in performance rating	2588	2542
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
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
Die size	315 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Transistor count	1200 million	1200 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		3.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
Number of threads		8
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a