AMD FX-6300 vs Intel Core i7-5500U
Summary
AMD FX-6300
109%
Intel Core i7-5500U
100%
Relative performance
AMD FX-6300
100%
Intel Core i7-5500U
127%
Relative performance
AMD FX-6300
141%
Intel Core i7-5500U
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD FX-6300 |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 41% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5500U |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 27% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| 80 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6300. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD FX-6300
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| 64-bit | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| Smart Cache | | | |
| ADX | | | |
| RDSEED | | | |
| PREFETCHW | | | |
| HTT | | | |
Architecture
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_Broadwell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Vishera | vs | Broadwell-U |
| Release Date | Oct 2012 | vs | unknown |
Cores
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD 5500 |
Cache
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 288 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 6144 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ | vs | |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 105°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 315mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD FX-6300 | | Intel Core i7-5500U | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 2400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4100 MHz | vs | 3000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.4 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 15 W |
AMD FX-6300
2501 points
Intel Core i7-5500U
3360 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
10504 points
Intel Core i7-5500U
6451 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
7392
Intel Core i7-5500U
5356
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
2269
Intel Core i7-5500U
2847
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
8207
Intel Core i7-5500U
5833
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
1974
Intel Core i7-5500U
2592
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300
417
Intel Core i7-5500U
289
points - higher is better
AMD FX-6300 (simulated)
97.26
Intel Core i7-5500U
121
points - higher is better