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.

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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: 127.71

Overall Rank:
1843rd fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
2248th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
526th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $41.81 USD (2024-11-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5340

Single Thread Rating

1496

Samples: 2014*
*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	35,956 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,632 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,394 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,640 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	90,766 KBytes/Sec
Physics	462 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,260 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,496 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$106.06 USD	Buy Now!
	$41.81 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,340

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		127.71
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		1,496

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2242764 - Nov 11 2024		5396
BL2237906 - Nov 05 2024		6799
BL2236808 - Nov 04 2024		6728
BL2236783 - Nov 04 2024		5432
BL2235129 - Nov 02 2024		4807

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,340
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,443 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,413 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,571 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,492 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,228 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,343 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,691 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		5,369 (+0.6%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,588 (-14.1%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		4,211 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,481 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		6,182 (+15.8%)

Is the AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,240
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,715
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,486
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core		688

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