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AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 88.93

Overall Rank:
1972nd fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
2391st fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
553rd fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.99 USD (2025-04-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5335
Single Thread Rating
1488

Samples: 2095*
*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 Math35,846 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math9,614 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11,326 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,642 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression90,497 KBytes/Sec
Physics463 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,262 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,488 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$59.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

shinobee Windows 10 Multimedia Computer PC, AMD FX 8300 8-Core, 4.20GHz Max, AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 240GB SSD + 500GB HDD#6006 shinobee Windows 10 Multimedia Computer PC, AMD FX 8300 8-Core, 4.20GHz Max, AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 240GB SSD + 500GB HDD#6006 $179.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,489
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 5,335
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 234.14
Intel Core i9-13900K
 139.83
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.19
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 88.93
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.32
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 1,488
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2557045 - Apr 15 2025
6365
BL2547941 - Apr 11 2025
5514
BL2541319 - Apr 09 2025
5316
BL2538454 - Apr 07 2025
6075
BL2533901 - Apr 05 2025
5479
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 5,335
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 5,578 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 4,297 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 4,940 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 4,671 (-12.4%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 5,704 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 5,376 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 4,902 (-8.1%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 4,621 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 6,493 (+21.7%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 6,080 (+14.0%)
Intel Core i7-4770T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 5,868 (+10.0%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 5,448 (+2.1%)

Is the AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,498
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,336
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,602
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,516
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,410
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
 687