AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6300 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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 X2 5400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4210 vs 1614

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs December 2006
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
L1 cache	288 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4210 vs 1614

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1300 vs 527
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2136 vs 1914

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1300 vs 527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2136 vs 1914

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4210

1614

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

527

1300

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1914

2136

Name	AMD FX-6300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488	0
PassMark - CPU mark	4210	1614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	527	1300
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1914	2136
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 X2 5400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Windsor
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	December 2006
OPN PIB	FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD6300WMW6KHK
Place in performance rating	2663	2654
Price now	$58.99	$52.99
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	31.81	8.03
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Die size	315 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	154 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+	AM2
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™)