AMD FX-6300 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6300 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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

Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.83 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1487 vs 1084
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4219 vs 1019
Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 527 vs 371
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1914 vs 628

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs April 2008
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.83 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache	288 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1487 vs 1084
PassMark - CPU mark	4219 vs 1019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	527 vs 371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1914 vs 628

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72.4°C vs 70.50°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72.4°C vs 70.50°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6300
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1487

1084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4219

1019

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

527

371

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1914

628

Name	AMD FX-6300	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1487	1084
PassMark - CPU mark	4219	1019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	527	371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1914	628
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	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Wolfdale
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	April 2008
OPN PIB	FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD6300WMW6KHK
Place in performance rating	2650	2646
Price now	$58.99	$19.99
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Value for money (0-100)	31.81	29.35
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E8300
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.83 GHz
Die size	315 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	288 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	6144 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	72.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.83 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	410 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)