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
CPU 1
CPU 2
1489
1287
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4211
2500
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
527
396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1914
1335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.894
3.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.758
3.69
Name AMD FX-6300 AMD Athlon II X4 651
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

Essentials

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

Performance

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

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 100 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™)