AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE vs AMD FX-6300
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE |
| None |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-6300 |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD FX-6300
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
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| Architecture | AMD K10 | vs | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Deneb | vs | Vishera |
| Release Date | Jan 2011 | vs | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
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| Cores | 4 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 6 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
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| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 6144 KB |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket AM3 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 258mm² | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 45 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE | | AMD FX-6300 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3600 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 4100 MHz |
| Base Clock | 2000 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.4 V | vs | 1.4 V |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 95 W |
AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
2268 points
AMD FX-6300
2501 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
9072 points
AMD FX-6300
10504 points
Points - higher is better