AMD FX-6200 vs Intel Pentium E5300

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6200 and Intel Pentium E5300 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-6200

Intel Pentium E5300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6200

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 58% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1409 vs 1025
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4105 vs 915
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 513 vs 316
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1934 vs 554

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2012 vs November 2008
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache	288 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1409 vs 1025
PassMark - CPU mark	4105 vs 915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513 vs 316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1934 vs 554

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5300

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-6200
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1409

1025

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4105

915

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

513

316

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1934

554

Name	AMD FX-6200	Intel Pentium E5300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1409	1025
PassMark - CPU mark	4105	915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513	316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1934	554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.71
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.445

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6200	Intel Pentium E5300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Wolfdale
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	February 2012	November 2008
OPN PIB	FD6200FRGUBOX
OPN Tray	FD6200FRW6KGU
Place in performance rating	2638	2631
Price now	$339.95	$15.40
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	5.31	29.44
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$64
Processor Number		E5300
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	315 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 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	4.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.3 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 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
FSB parity
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)