AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Athlon II X4 651
Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6300 and AMD Athlon II X4 651 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300
- CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3 GHz
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
- Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1489 vs 1287
- Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4211 vs 2500
- Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 527 vs 396
- Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1914 vs 1335
- 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.894 vs 3.042
- Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.758 vs 3.69
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | October 2012 vs November 2011 |
Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz vs 3 GHz |
L2 cache | 6 MB vs 1024 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 100 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1489 vs 1287 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4211 vs 2500 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 527 vs 396 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1914 vs 1335 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 6.894 vs 3.042 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.758 vs 3.69 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 651
- Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 288 KB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD FX-6300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 651
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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Name | AMD FX-6300 | AMD Athlon II X4 651 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1489 | 1287 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4211 | 2500 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 527 | 396 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1914 | 1335 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 2087 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 6.894 | 3.042 |
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 | 3.69 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD FX-6300 | AMD Athlon II X4 651 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Vishera | Llano |
Family | AMD FX-Series Processors | |
Launch date | October 2012 | November 2011 |
OPN PIB | FD6300WMHKBOX | |
OPN Tray | FD6300WMW6KHK | |
Place in performance rating | 2684 | 2708 |
Price now | $58.99 | $178.04 |
Series | AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors | |
Value for money (0-100) | 31.81 | 5.93 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | |
Die size | 315 mm | 228 mm |
L1 cache | 288 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 6 MB | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm SOI | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 70.50°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
Number of threads | 6 | |
P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V | |
Transistor count | 1200 million | 1178 million |
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Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3+ | FM1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |