AMD FX-4300 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4300 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 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 FX-4300

AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1481 vs 617
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2985 vs 972

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs November 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1481 vs 617
PassMark - CPU mark	2985 vs 972

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1481

617

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2985

972

Name	AMD FX-4300	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark	1481	617
PassMark - CPU mark	2985	972
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	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 FX-4300	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Windsor
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	November 2006
OPN PIB	FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2813	2806
Price now	$53.39	$499.50
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	25.84	0.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm	235 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	227 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	F
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt
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™)