AMD FX-4300 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4300 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 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
  • Around 33% 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
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1481 vs 1455
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 513 vs 460
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2012 vs April 2010
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1481 vs 1455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 513 vs 460

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4x 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
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3770 vs 2985
  • Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1974 vs 1397
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.141 vs 4.824
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 16.825 vs 10.042
  • Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.312 vs 0.216
  • Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 5.417 vs 3.548
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3770 vs 2985
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1974 vs 1397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.141 vs 4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.825 vs 10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.312 vs 0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.417 vs 3.548

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1481
1455
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2985
3770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
513
460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1397
1974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.824
6.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
10.042
16.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.216
0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.548
5.417
Name AMD FX-4300 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1481 1455
PassMark - CPU mark 2985 3770
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 513 460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1397 1974
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.824 6.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.042 16.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.216 0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.548 5.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.606

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-4300 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Vishera Thuban
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date October 2012 April 2010
OPN PIB FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating 2813 2815
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 346 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 6
Number of threads 4
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count 1200 million 904 million
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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™)