AMD FX-6300 vs Intel Core i5-4690K
Summary
AMD FX-6300
100%
Intel Core i5-4690K
158%
Relative performance
AMD FX-6300
100%
Intel Core i5-4690K
177%
Relative performance
AMD FX-6300
100%
Intel Core i5-4690K
144%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD FX-6300 |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4690K |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 77% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 44% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6300. |
| Around 58% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4690K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4690K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i5-4690K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i5-4690K | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Vishera | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | Oct 2012 | vs | Jun 2014 |
Cores
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i5-4690K | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i5-4690K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 288 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 6144 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i5-4690K | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 315mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i5-4690K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4100 MHz | vs | 3900 MHz |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.4 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 88 W |
AMD FX-6300
2501 points
Intel Core i5-4690K
4368 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
10504 points
Intel Core i5-4690K
15680 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
7392
Intel Core i5-4690K
11931
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
2269
Intel Core i5-4690K
4110
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
8207
Intel Core i5-4690K
13301
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
1974
Intel Core i5-4690K
3722
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
978
Intel Core i5-4690K
1432
points per second - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
15918
Intel Core i5-4690K
17256
MIPS - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
71.98
Intel Core i5-4690K
129.19
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
267.49
Intel Core i5-4690K
412.89
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
417
Intel Core i5-4690K
568
points - higher is better
points - higher is better