3020e vs FX-6300

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and 3020e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1627	2016
Place by popularity	57	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.32	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Dali (Zen)
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	4 August 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$65	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and 3020e 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and 3020e 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	no data
Socket	AM3+	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-2400, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and 3020e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-1866

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and 3020e.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

FX-6300 outperforms 3020e by 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.67	1.58
Recency	23 October 2012	4 August 2020
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6 Watt

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