AMD FX-4350 vs Intel Pentium E6300

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4350 and Intel Pentium E6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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-4350

Intel Pentium E6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4350

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 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 54% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
Around 50% 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 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1620 vs 1143
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3321 vs 1032
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 572 vs 354
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1589 vs 629

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2013 vs May 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1620 vs 1143
PassMark - CPU mark	3321 vs 1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	572 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1589 vs 629

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 61.10°C
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 61.10°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4350
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1620

1143

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3321

1032

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

572

354

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1589

629

Name	AMD FX-4350	Intel Pentium E6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1620	1143
PassMark - CPU mark	3321	1032
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	572	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1589	629
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.727
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.54

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4350	Intel Pentium E6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Wolfdale
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	April 2013	May 2009
OPN PIB	FD4350FRHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4350FRW4KHK
Place in performance rating	2615	2609
Price now	$129.99	$565
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	12.09	0.89
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$40
Processor Number		E6300
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.2 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	315 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	61.10°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.275 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count	1200 million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)