AMD FX-8300 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8300 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• Around 62% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 802
• 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5337 vs 1507
• 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 518 vs 225
• 5.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2318 vs 427

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

• Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1488 802
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5337 1507
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	518 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2318 427

Compare specifications (specs)