Athlon 950 vs FX-4300
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2292 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.36 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.76 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 6 March 2000 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $122 | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
FX-4300 and Athlon 950 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 0.95 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4300 and Athlon 950 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 | AM3+ | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Athlon 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Athlon 950 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Athlon 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Athlon 950.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 6 March 2000 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 62 Watt |
FX-4300 has an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 950, on the other hand, has 53.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD FX-4300 and AMD Athlon 950. We've got no test results to judge.
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