FX-6330 vs E2-1800

Place in the ranking	3117	1678
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD E-Series	no data
Power efficiency	1.47	2.11
Architecture codename	Zacate (2011−2013)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	6 June 2012 (12 years ago)	15 December 2015 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

E2-1800 and FX-6330 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	6
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	288 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	40 nm	32 nm
Die size	75 mm²	315 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E2-1800 and FX-6330 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-1800 and FX-6330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-1800 and FX-6330 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-1800 and FX-6330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 7340

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-1800 and FX-6330.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

E2-1800 0.28

FX-6330 2.79
+896%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

E2-1800 449

FX-6330 4433
+887%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	2.79
Recency	6 June 2012	15 December 2015
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	6
Chip lithography	40 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	125 Watt

E2-1800 has 594.4% lower power consumption.

FX-6330, on the other hand, has a 896.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The FX-6330 is our recommended choice as it beats the E2-1800 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between E2-1800 and FX-6330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.