AMD FX-8300 vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8300 and Intel Pentium E6600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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

Intel Pentium E6600

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
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
3x 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 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1496 vs 1196
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5334 vs 1128
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 518 vs 392
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2318 vs 666

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs January 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1496 vs 1196
PassMark - CPU mark	5334 vs 1128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	518 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2318 vs 666

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 70.50°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 70.50°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1496

1196

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5334

1128

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

518

392

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2318

666

Name	AMD FX-8300	Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1496	1196
PassMark - CPU mark	5334	1128
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	518	392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2318	666
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-8300	Intel Pentium E6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Wolfdale
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	January 2010
OPN PIB	FD8300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD8300WMW8KHK
Place in performance rating	2547	2556
Price now	$80.59	$100
Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	28.21	5.53
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$16
Processor Number		E6600
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.06 GHz
Die size	315 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		0.8500V – 1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)