AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6300 and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-6300

AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 5 month(s) later
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 435
10.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4210 vs 394
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1914 vs 979

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs May 2004
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
L1 cache	288 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488 vs 435
PassMark - CPU mark	4210 vs 394
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1914 vs 979

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1018 vs 527

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1018 vs 527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3700+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1488

435

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4210

394

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

527

1018

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1914

979

Name	AMD FX-6300	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488	435
PassMark - CPU mark	4210	394
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	527	1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1914	979
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.758

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6300	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	San Diego
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	May 2004
OPN PIB	FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD6300WMW6KHK
Place in performance rating	2663	2655
Price now	$58.99	$69
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	31.81	2.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Die size	315 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Number of threads	6
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	105 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+	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)