AMD FX-8300 vs AMD FX-8100

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8300 and AMD FX-8100 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

AMD FX-8100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1488 vs 1154
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5337 vs 4073

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs October 2011
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488 vs 1154
PassMark - CPU mark	5337 vs 4073

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8100

3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1999 vs 518
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7176 vs 2318

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1999 vs 518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7176 vs 2318

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8300
CPU 2: AMD FX-8100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1488

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5337

4073

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

518

1999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2318

7176

Name	AMD FX-8300	AMD FX-8100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1488	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	5337	4073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	518	1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2318	7176
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-8300	AMD FX-8100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Zambezi
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	October 2011
OPN PIB	FD8300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD8300WMW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2542	1345
Price now	$80.59	$142
Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	28.21	12.48
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
Die size	315 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8192 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)