AMD FX-8300 vs AMD Athlon II X2 255

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8300 and AMD Athlon II X2 255 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 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
• Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1496 vs 1234
• 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5338 vs 1175
• Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 518 vs 353
• 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2318 vs 660

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 255

• Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 70.50°C
• 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 255

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1496 1234
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5338 1175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	518 353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2318 660

Compare specifications (specs)