AMD FX-4300 vs AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4300 and AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 48% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1477 vs 1049
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2986 vs 1002
  • Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 513 vs 326
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1397 vs 569
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.824 vs 1.89
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2012 vs December 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1477 vs 1049
PassMark - CPU mark 2986 vs 1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 513 vs 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1397 vs 569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.824 vs 1.89

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1477
1049
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2986
1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
513
326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1397
569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.824
1.89
Name AMD FX-4300 AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1477 1049
PassMark - CPU mark 2986 1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 513 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1397 569
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.824 1.89
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 X2 7750 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Vishera Kuma
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date October 2012 December 2008
OPN PIB FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating 2824 2835
Price now $53.39
Series AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 25.84
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.8 GHz
Die size 315 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 2.7 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 450 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 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™)