AMD FX-8300 vs AMD FX-4100

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8300 and AMD FX-4100 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).

AMD FX-8300

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AMD FX-4100

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Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8300

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
• Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1287
• 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5337 vs 2617
• Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 518 vs 463
• Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2318 vs 1286
• 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.414 vs 4.203
• Around 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 19.569 vs 10.462
• Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.427 vs 0.234
• 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.046 vs 0.51
• 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 5.999 vs 2.939

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CPU 1: AMD FX-8300
CPU 2: AMD FX-4100

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