Fx8350 vs fx6300: FX-8350 vs FX-6300 [in 4 benchmarks]

2 февраля, 2023

FX 6300/8350 vs i7 4790K/i5 4690K/i3 4130/G3258 OC

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is certainly an amazing open world RPG and for the most part, it’s extremely well optimised and runs well with virtually any decent CPU. The folks over at Digital Foundry, have provided a detailed CPU Benchmark test which can be viewed below:

The first section of the video demonstrates how the same CPU can still drive the Titan X to almost the same degree.

But once we hit 01:12 — a tour of Novigrad City on horseback… well, then we see some big changes. This area can hit 80% utilisation across all eight threads on a Core i7 4790K! The less powerful the CPU here, the more CPU stutter you encounter. The G3258 — overclocked to 4.5GHz — doesn’t work out too well.

Also, check out the performance of the FX-6300 and FX-8350 starting from 01:26. In the initial cut-scenes they fall a little short of the Core i3 and i5, but once we hit the heavy Novigrad area, they compete very nicely — the FX 6300 moves ahead of the i3, while the FX 8350 is very close to the 4690K.

So, is this CPU stutter found in the Novigrad stress test a cause for concern? Well, not really. Most in-game stutter is caused when the CPU — not the GPU — is the bottleneck (and that’s what we are testing here). As long as you pair your more budget-orientated CPU with an appropriate GPU, you’ll hit the GPU limit first — and typically that doesn’t cause stutter. And in the case of The Witcher 3, most of the game is GPU-limited (as seen in the first couple of cut-scenes tested here). With that final stress test scene, you’ll note that the 4790K is well-matched with the Titan X, the CPU isn’t really the bottleneck and thus the latencies are much more consistent.

Across all three scenes, the benchmarks work out as follows (low/avg) but do check out the CPU stress test scene to get a better idea of latency and performance under load. A benchmark sums up performance with a single number, but real-life can be a bit more complicated than that:

Core i7 4790K — 65.0/84.4
Core i5 4690K — 52.0/79.2
Core i3 4130 — 38.0/68.9
G3258 at 4.5GHz OC — 27.0/63.8
FX 8350 — 56.0/75.2
FX 6300 — 45.0/69.6

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had the biggest UK release of the year so far, crashing Battlefield Hardline’s week one sales by 53 per cent. 63% of physical sales were on the PlayStation 4, followed by 32% on the Xbox One and 5% on PC. The majority of PC sales were digital though. On top of that it seems that it managed to top both the Steam and Green Man Gaming charts as well.

The game has received another patch and the patch notes state an improvement of the texture rendering quality on High and Ultra settings.

The Witcher 3 Hunter’s Config is a nice little tool offering easy access to graphical options, and it’s certainly worth a look.

As we have previously covered a few adjustments in the ini files can improve the grass quality in The Witcher 3, as well as the performance. A workaround on how to run HairWorks on AMD GPUs without crippling performance, has also been made available, enabling AMD GPU users to enjoy The Witcher 3 with HairWorks enabled, while getting better performance than GeForce users not using a Maxwell architecture Nvidia GPU.

A set of beautiful 4K screenshots of the PC version and some 4K gameplay footage, demonstrates just how amazing The Witcher 3 can look.

 

The Witcher 3 is available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. We will bring you any new information on The Witcher 3 as soon as it becomes available. Be sure to check out our previous coverage for more information on The Witcher 3, here and here.

AMD FX-8350 vs. AMD Athlon 3000G

AMD FX-8350

The AMD FX-8350 operates with 8 cores and 8 CPU threads. It run at 4.20 GHz base 4.10 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 125 W. The processor is attached to the AM3+ CPU socket. This version includes 8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below — degrees C. In particular, Vishera (Bulldozer) Architecture is enhanced with 32 nm technology and supports AMD-V. The product was launched on Q4/2012

AMD Athlon 3000G

The AMD Athlon 3000G operates with 2 cores and 8 CPU threads. It run at 3.50 GHz base 3.50 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 35 W.The processor is attached to the AM4 (LGA 1331) CPU socket. This version includes 4.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2666 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below — degrees C. In particular, Dali (Zen) Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports AMD-V, SVM. The product was launched on Q4/2019

AMD FX-8350

AMD Athlon 3000G

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4. 00 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
8 Cores 2
4.20 GHz Turbo (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo (All Cores) 3.50 GHz
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking Yes
normal Core Architecture normal
no iGPU GPU

AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
No turbo GPU (Turbo) No turbo
32 nm Technology 14 nm
No turbo GPU (Turbo) No turbo
DirectX Version 12
Max. displays 3
Memory DDR4-2666
2 Memory channels 2
Max memory
Yes ECC Yes
— L2 Cache —
8. 00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
PCIe version 3.0
PCIe lanes 16
32 nm Technology 14 nm
AM3+ Socket AM4 (LGA 1331)
125 W TDP 35 W
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Q4/2012 Release date Q4/2019

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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11. 5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

iGPU — FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

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Average hours of use per day

Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)

Power cost, dollar per kWh

Electric Usage Estimate

Average hours of use per day

Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)

Power cost, dollar per kWh

AMD FX-8350 AMD Athlon 3000G
125 W Max TDP 35 W
NA Power consumption per day (kWh) NA
NA Running cost per day NA
NA Power consumption per year (kWh) NA
NA Running cost per year NA

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90,000 FX-6300 VS FX-8350-Comparison

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  • Physical characteristics
  • Customs
  • Architecture
  • Additional 9000 9000

    Physical characteristics

    9002 AMD Socket AM3+ AMD Socket AM3+ Process

    9002

    Nuclei 6 8
    Streams 6 8
    SPU 900
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    Kesh

    Kesh L1

    		2888K

    		384K
    Kesh L2 6MB 8MB
    Kesh L3 8MB (Shared) 8MB (SHARD)

    PACE

    ) 64KB L1 instruction cache shared per two cores (per module). 2MB L2 cache shared per two cores (per module). This processor comes with an unlocked multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than the shipped

  • AMD FX-8350 VS AMD FX-6100

    • Family

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    • FX-8370e 9000 9000 Compare

    Family

    • FX-6350 SIX-Core
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    • FX-6200 Six-Core
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    • FX-6300
      Compare 9000 9000 FX-6120 SIX-Core
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    905

    FX-8350

    48. 8 (+15%)

    FX-6100

    42.6

    Performance in games and similar applications, according to our tests.

    The performance of 4 cores, if any, and performance per core has the greatest impact on the result, since most games do not fully use more than 4 cores.

    The speed of caches and working with RAM is also important.

    Office Speed ​​

    FX-8350

    50.8 (+12%)

    FX-6100

    45.3

    Performance in everyday work such as browsers and office programs.

    The performance of 1 core has the greatest impact on the result, since most of these applications use only one, ignoring the rest.

    Similarly, many professional applications such as various CADs ignore multi-threaded performance.

    Speed ​​in heavy applications

    FX-8350

    28.7 (+23%)

    FX-6100

    23.4

    Performance in resource-intensive tasks loading a maximum of 8 cores.

    The performance of all cores and their number have the greatest impact on the result, since most of these applications willingly use all the cores and increase the speed accordingly.

    At the same time, certain periods of work can be demanding on the performance of one or two cores, for example, applying filters in the editor.

    Data obtained from tests by users who tested their systems with and without overclocking. Thus, you see the average values ​​corresponding to the processor.

    Speed ​​of numerical operations

    AMD64 Yes Yes
    AVX Yes Yes
    CLMUL Yes Yes
    CVT16 Yes Yes
    EVP Yes Yes
    FMA4 Yes YesYes
    MMX Yes Yes
    SSE Yes Yes
    SSE2 Yes Yes
    SSE3 Yes Yes
    SSE4 Yes Yes
    SSE4.2 Yes Yes
    SSE4A

    Simple household tasks

    FX-8350

    43.2 (+13%)

    FX-6100

    38.3

    Demanding games and tasks

    FX-8350

    23.9 (+45%)

    FX-6100

    16.5

    Extreme

    FX-8350

    7 (+67%)

    FX-6100

    4. 2

    Different tasks require different CPU strengths. A system with few fast cores and low memory latency will be fine for the vast majority of games, but will be inferior to a system with a lot of slow cores in a rendering scenario.

    We believe that a minimum of 4/4 (4 physical cores and 4 threads) processor is suitable for a budget gaming PC. At the same time, some games can load it at 100%, slow down and freeze, and performing any tasks in the background will lead to a drop in FPS.

    Ideally, the budget shopper should aim for a minimum of 4/8 and 6/6. A gamer with a big budget can choose between 6/12, 8/8 and 8/16. Processors with 10 and 12 cores can perform well in games with high frequency and fast memory, but are overkill for such tasks. Also, buying for the future is a dubious undertaking, since in a few years many slow cores may not provide sufficient gaming performance.

    When choosing a processor for your work, consider how many cores your programs use. For example, photo and video editors can use 1-2 cores when working with filtering, and rendering or converting in the same editors already uses all threads.

    Data obtained from tests by users who tested their systems both with overclocking (maximum value in the table) and without (minimum). A typical result is shown in the middle, the more filled in the color bar, the better the average result among all tested systems.

    Benchmarks

    Benchmarks were run on stock hardware, that is, without overclocking and with factory settings. Therefore, on overclocked systems, the points can noticeably differ upwards. Also, small performance changes may be due to the BIOS version.

    Geekbench 3 Multi Core

    AMD FX-8350

    11164 (+44%)

    AMD FX-6100

    7737

    Cinebench R11.5

    AMD FX-8350

    6.94 (+71%)

    AMD FX-6100

    4.07

    Features

    Basic

    Socket Installed in motherboards with a suitable socket. Note that a socket is not guaranteed to be compatible. The manufacturer may not add support to the BIOS. AMD Socket AM3+ AMD Socket AM3+
    ChipsetsInstalled in motherboards with a suitable chipset. However, some motherboards may not support or require a BIOS update. There are also various revisions of motherboards (with support out of the box and performance after the update).
    Manufacturer Firm AMD AMD
    Presentation datePresentation in the media, official information. 2012-10-23 2011-10-12
    Release dateMonth and year of the processor’s availability. 0000-00-00 0000-00-00
    MSRP MSRP. No data No data
    Code name of the Microarchitecture family. Vishera Zambezi
    GenerationCode name for the microarchitecture generation. FX
    (Vishera)     		FX
    (Zambezi)

    Performance

    Cores The total number of physical cores. 8 6
    Core Types Intel has combined the two core types in their desktop CPUs since the 12xxx Alder Lake series. Powerful high-frequency Performance Cores and economical small Efficient Cores.
    ThreadsNumber of threads. The number of logical processor cores that the operating system sees. 8 6
    Multi-Threading Technology With Intel’s Hyper-threading and AMD’s SMT technology, one physical core is recognized as two logical cores by the operating system, thereby increasing processor performance in multi-threaded applications. Missing Missing
    Base frequencyGuaranteed frequency of all cores (P-cores in case of corresponding architecture) of the processor at maximum load. It is important to remember that speed and frequency are not directly related. For example, a new processor at a lower frequency may be faster than an old one at a higher one. 4 GHz 3.3 GHz
    Turbo frequencyThe maximum frequency of one processor core in turbo mode. Manufacturers allow modern processors to independently increase the frequency of one or more cores under low-threaded loads, due to which performance is noticeably increased. It may depend on the nature of the load, the number of loaded cores, temperature and the specified limits. Significantly affects the speed in games and applications that are demanding on the frequency of the CPU, but do not load all threads. 4.2 GHz 3.9 GHz
    XFReXtended Frequency Range — automatic Ryzen overclocking, focusing on the cooling system and increasing the frequency by 100-200 MHz according to AMD. Starting from the second generation, XFR 2 is used. Notebook versions have mXFR. No data No data
    E-cores base frequency Guaranteed frequency of all E-cores at maximum load. No data No data
    Maximum frequency of energy efficient cores E-coresEfficient cores can reach the specified frequency. No data No data
    Free multiplier Allows you to specify any multiplier, which is convenient for manual overclocking. It’s worth mentioning that old-school multiplier or bus overclocking is a thing of the past. No data No data
    BCLK System bus frequency. Some motherboards allow you to achieve a good performance boost by slightly raising the bus frequency. Often this has a bad effect on the stability of the system. 200 200
    CPU multiplier. The final CPU frequency is determined by the simple formula BCLK * CPU multiplier. Modern processors instantly change the multiplier of each of the cores, taking into account the type of load, temperature, consumption and settings in the BIOS. 20 16. 5
    TDPThermal Design Power is an indicator that determines heat dissipation in standard operation. The cooler or water cooling system must be rated for a larger value. Remember that with a factory bus or manual overclocking, TDP increases significantly. 125 W 95 W
    PPTPackage Power Tracking — maximum socket power, this metric is introduced by AMD. For several generations, TDP * 1.35 is the standard. No data No data
    PL1 No data No data
    PL2 No data No data
    Tau W W
    Maximum temperatureThe maximum temperature of the cores, after which throttling begins. No data No data
    tCaseMax Allowable IHS temperature (heat spreader plate, «cover»). No data No data

    Cache and RAM

    L1 Cache First level cache. Modern processors use a multi-level cache. The first is the fastest, but the smallest. In the case of an L1 access and a miss, the L2 cache is searched for the next stage. 384K 288K
    L2 Cache Second level cache. Holds more data, but is slower. 8MB 6MB
    L3 Cache L3 cache. AMD created the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with a record-breaking L3 volume, which reduced the requirements for memory frequency and significantly increased the number of frames in many games. 8MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
    L1 Cache L1 cache of effective cores.
    L2 Cache L2 cache of efficient cores.
    Maximum RAM Amount of RAM that can be installed on a motherboard with this processor. No data No data
    Supported type of RAM The type of RAM determines its frequency and timings (speed), availability, price. DDR3
    Dual-channel     		DDR3
    Dual-channel
    RAM Channels The multi-channel memory architecture increases data transfer speed. On desktop platforms, two-channel, three-channel and four-channel modes are available.
    RAM bandwidth
    ECC memory Support for error-correcting memory that is used in servers. Usually more expensive than usual and requires more expensive server components. However, second-hand server processors, Chinese motherboards and ECC memory sticks, which are sold relatively cheaply in China, have become widespread. No data No data

    Video core

    Integrated graphics core Allows you to use your computer without a discrete graphics card. The monitor is connected to the video output on the motherboard. If earlier integrated graphics made it possible to simply work at a computer, today it can replace budget video accelerators and makes it possible to play most games at low settings. N/A N/A
    GPU base clockFrequency in 2D and idle. No data No data
    Maximum GPU frequencyMaximum 3D frequency. No data No data
    Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi) Supports Wireless Display technology using the Wi-Fi 802.11n standard. Thanks to it, a monitor or TV equipped with the same technology does not require a cable to connect.
    Supported monitorsThe maximum number of monitors that can be connected to the integrated video core at the same time.

    PCI

    PCI-E The PCI Express computer bus version. The bandwidth and power limit depend on the version. There is backward compatibility. Gen 2 Gen 2

    Detailed information

    ArchitectureCode name for the microarchitecture generation. Vishera Zambezi
    Chip manufacturer A company that manufactures chips in its own factory. GlobalFoundries
    Number of transistors 1,000,000 1000000
    Process The manufacturing process, measured in nanometers. The smaller the technical process, the more perfect the technology, the lower the heat dissipation and power consumption. For Ryzen with a chiplet layout, the CCD process is implied. 32 nm 32 nm
    Die size Depends on process technology and number of transistors. For chiplet Ryzen, the area of ​​​​all CCDs is indicated. 315 mm² 315 mm²
    Process I/O DieI/O Die. No data No data
    I/O Die Size I/O Die. No data No data
    Socket type µPGA µPGA
    Spec Code FD8350FRW8KHK
    FD8350FRHKBOX     		FD6100WMW6KGU
    FD6100WMGUSBX
    DescriptionInformation about the processor, taken from the official website of the manufacturer.
    Model Official name.
    Instructions
    Extended instruction set Allows you to speed up calculations, processing and execution of certain operations. Also, some games require instruction support.
    Bus frequency The speed of communication with the system.
    Number of QPI links
    Cooling system specifications

    Which is better

    AMD FX-8350

    • On average, gaming performance is 6% better.