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AMD FX-6300

Processor Released Oct 23, 2012

CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 6
Maximum boost clock: 4.1 GHz
Thermal design power: 95 W

Benchmark results

Reported score · version unreported · 1-Core Pts69^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2-Core Pts131^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 4-Core Pts234^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 64-Core Pts320^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 8-Core Pts316^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 6
Base clock: 3.5 GHz
CPU reference clock: 200 MHz^*
L1 cache: 288 KB^*
Reported CPU clock: 3.5 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 4.1 GHz
L3 cache: 8 MB
L2 cache: 6 MB
Architecture: Piledriver^*
Socket / package: AM3+
Manufacturing process: 32nm SOI
Process node: 32 nm
Reported chip die area: 315 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 95 W^*
Transistors: 1,200 million^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
8 MB

Memory & storage

Video memory type: DDR3^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 29.90 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR3^*

CPU memory support

DDR3
Variant / details
Up to 1866 MT/s
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,866 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 95 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 23 fields

Name

FX-6300^*

L3 Cache

8^* MB

Default TDP

95^* W

L1 Cache

288^* KB

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

32nm SOI^*

Unlocked for Overclocking

No^*

CPU Socket

AM3+^*

Family

FX-Series^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

70.5^* °C

PCI Express® Version

PCIe® 3.0^*

System Memory Type

DDR3^*

System Memory Specification

Up to 1866 MT/s^*

Graphics Model

Discrete Graphics Card Required^*

Series

FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors^*

Product ID Boxed

FD6300WMHKBOX^*

Product ID Tray

FD6300WMW6KHK^*

Supported Technologies

AES , AVX , FMA4^*

Form Factor

Desktops^*

# of CPU Cores

6^*

# of Threads

6^*

Max. Boost Clock

3.8^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Qualification: Up to^*
Original declaration: Up to 3.8 GHz^*

Base Clock

3.5^* GHz

L2 Cache

6^* MB

Specifications 2 · 12 fields

Name: AMD FX-6300^*
Cores: 6^*
Threads: 6^*
TDP: 95^* W
Socket: AM3+^*
Integrated GPU: No^*
Product Page: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B009O7YORK?tag=pckombo04b-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1^*
Price: $87.16 USD^*
Producer: AMD^*
Base Clock: 3.5^* GHz
Turbo Clock: 4.1^* GHz
Unlocked Multiplier: Yes^*

Specifications 3 · 9 fields

Release: Oct 23rd, 2012^*
Name: FX-6300^*
Codename: Vishera^*
Cores: 6^*
Clock: 3.5 to 4.1 GHz^*
Socket: Socket AM3+^*
Process: 32^* nm
L3 Cache: 8MB^*
TDP: 95^* W

Specifications 4 · 23 fields

# of CPU Cores

6^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

# of Threads

6^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Base Clock

3.5GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

CPU Socket

AM3+^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Default TDP

95W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Family

AMD FX-Series Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Graphics Model

Discrete Graphics Card Required^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

L1 Cache

288KB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

L2 Cache

6MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

L3 Cache

8MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Line

AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Max. Boost Clock ¹ ²

Up to 3.8GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

70.50°C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Model

FX-6300^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

PCI Express® Version

PCIe 3.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Platform

Boxed Processor^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

32nm SOI^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Product ID Boxed

FD6300WMHKBOX^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Product ID Tray

FD6300WMW6KHK^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Supported Technologies

AES, AVX, FMA4^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

System Memory Specification

Up to 1866MHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

System Memory Type

DDR3^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Unlocked for Overclocking

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 488^*

Specifications 5 · 20 fields

Model: FX-6300^*
Base Clock: 3.5GHz^*
Max Boost Clock: 3.8GHz^*
Total L1 Cache: 288KB^*
Total L2 Cache: 6MB^*
Total L3 Cache: 8MB^*
Unlocked: No^*
CMOS: 32nm SOI^*
Package: AM3+^*
Family: AMD FX-Series Processors^*
PCI Express® Version AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series: PCIe 3.0^*
Default TDP / TDP AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series: 95W^*
Max Temps: 70.50°C^*
System Memory Specification AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series: 1866MHz^*
System Memory Type: DDR3^*
Line: AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors^*
Graphics Model: Discrete Graphics Card Required^*
Platform: Desktop^*
# of CPU Cores: 6^*
# of Threads: 6^*

Specifications 6 · 34 fields

name: FX-6300^*
Release Date: Oct 23rd, 2012^*
Part#: FD6300WMHKBOX^*
Frequency: 3.5^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 4.1 GHz^*
Base Clock: 200^* MHz
Multiplier: 17.5x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: Yes^*
Voltage: 1.4^* V
Codename: Vishera^*
Socket: AMD Socket AM3+^*
Generation: FX (Vishera)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 6^*
# of Threads: 6^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Integrated Graphics: On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)^*
Cache L1: 288^* KB
Cache L2: 6^* MB
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1^*
Foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
Rated Speed: 1,866^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 29.9^* GB/s
Launch Price: $132^*
PCI-Express: Gen 2^*
Process Size: 32^* nm
Cache L3: 8 MB (shared)^*
Transistors: 1,200 million^*
Die Size: 315^* mm²
Package: µPGA^*
Market: Desktop^*
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 7 · 9 fields

Vendor: AMD^*
Product: AMD FX-6300^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2012-10-23^*
Process Size (nm): 32^* nm
TDP (W): 95^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 315^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,200^*
Freq (MHz): 3,500^* MHz

Specifications 8 · 16 fields

cache l2: 6,144^*
cache l3: 8,192^*
tdp: 95^*
product line: AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors^*
socket: AM3+^*
memory type: DDR3^*
vertical segment: Boxed Processor^*
max temp: 70.5^*
max memory speed: 1,866^*
cores: 6^*
threads: 6^*
name: FX-6300^*
lithography: 32^*
base frequency: 3,500^*
turbo frequency: 3,800^*
cache l1: 288^*

Specifications 9 · 11 fields

microarchitecture

Piledriver^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

microarchitecture

Piledriver^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

Reported core clock

3.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

6^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

core count

6^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)

amount: 62.51^*
currency: USD^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*
scope: Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown^*

USD

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD FX-6300^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD FX-6300^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

95^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

95^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-6300^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-6300^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 10 · 9 fields

Name: FX-6300^*
Codename: Vishera^*
Cores: 6^*
Clock: 3.5 to 4.1 GHz^*
Socket: Socket AM3+^*
Process: 32^* nm
L3 Cache: 8MB^*
TDP: 95^* W
Released: Oct 23rd, 2012^*

Specifications 11 · 10 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Current Price (USD): 95^*
Model: FX-6300^*
1-Core Pts: 69^*
2-Core Pts: 131^*
4-Core Pts: 234^*
8-Core Pts: 316^*
64-Core Pts: 320^*
Samples: 271,000^*
Age (months): 115^*

Specifications 12 · 19 fields

model: FX-6300^*
L3Cache: 8^*
processTech: 32^*
PCIeVersion: 3^*
defaultTDP: 95^*
tjMax: 70.5^*
sysMemType: DDR3^*
sysMemSpecs: 1,866^*
unlocked: No^*
platform: Desktop^*
cpuSocket: AM3+^*
family: AMD FX-Series Processors^*
line: AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors^*
numCores: 6^*
numThreads: 6^*
baseClock: 3.5^*
maxboostClock: 3.8^*
L1Cache: 288^*
L2Cache: 6^*

* Provisional data