AMD FX-8300 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8300 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 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-8300

• CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
• Around 75% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
• 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 475
• 12.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5310 vs 421
• 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2318 vs 1074

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

• 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1101 vs 518

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1493 475
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5310 421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	518 1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2318 1074

Compare specifications (specs)