AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Sempron LE-1200

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6300 and AMD Sempron LE-1200 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 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
  • Around 81% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
  • 2.3x 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
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1489 vs 551
  • 12.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4207 vs 349
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1914 vs 835
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2012 vs August 2007
Number of cores 6 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
L1 cache 288 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 6 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1489 vs 551
PassMark - CPU mark 4207 vs 349
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1914 vs 835

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1200

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 842 vs 527
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 842 vs 527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6300
CPU 2: AMD Sempron LE-1200

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1489
551
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4207
349
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
527
842
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1914
835
Name AMD FX-6300 AMD Sempron LE-1200
PassMark - Single thread mark 1489 551
PassMark - CPU mark 4207 349
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 527 842
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1914 835
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 Sempron LE-1200

Essentials

Architecture codename Vishera Sparta
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date October 2012 August 2007
OPN PIB FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray FD6300WMW6KHK
Place in performance rating 2610 2617
Price now $58.99
Series AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 31.81
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Die size 315 mm
L1 cache 288 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 512 KB
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.1 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
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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 45 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™)