AMD FX-4300 vs AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4300 and AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) 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 Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
2x 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

Launch date	October 2012 vs April 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

Name	AMD FX-4300	AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1477
PassMark - CPU mark	2986
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	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 Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Deneb
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	April 2009
OPN PIB	FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2824	3370
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	258 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	758 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3
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™)