AMD FX-8310 vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8310 and AMD FX-6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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-8310

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
• 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
• Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5045 vs 4220
• 4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2352 vs 527
• 4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8788 vs 1914
• Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 30.36 vs 16.151

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

• Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1486 vs 1408

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8310
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1408 1486
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5045 4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2352 527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	8788 1914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	30.36 16.151

Compare specifications (specs)