AMD FX-8300 vs AMD Phenom II X4 820

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8300 and AMD Phenom II X4 820 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 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1121
• 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5339 vs 2081
• Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 518 vs 364
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2318 vs 1098

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 820

• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8300
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 820

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1493 1121
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5339 2081
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	518 364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2318 1098

Compare specifications (specs)