AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Price and performance details for the AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-8300 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 126.38

Overall Rank:
1758th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
2166th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
496th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $41.99 USD (2024-07-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5307

Single Thread Rating

1494

Samples: 1976*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,899
Thread: 1,416

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Integer Math	35,818 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,593 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,360 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,625 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	90,263 KBytes/Sec
Physics	460 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,242 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,494 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$41.99 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,307

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		126.38
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		1,494

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2141542 - Jul 09 2024		5458
BL2138965 - Jul 06 2024		4660
BL2138044 - Jul 05 2024		5532
BL2130505 - Jun 24 2024		5521
BL2129056 - Jun 22 2024 [Overclocked]		6729

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,307
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,412 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,760 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,567 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,481 (+3.3%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,235 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,347 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,683 (+7.1%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,546 (-14.3%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,207 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,493 (+22.4%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,062 (+14.2%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,454 (+2.8%)

Is the AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		950

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

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