M3-8100Y vs FX-6300

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1800not rated
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core M3
Power efficiency2.60no data
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesno data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and M3-8100Y 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache288 KB128 KB
L2 cache6144 KB512 KB
L3 cache8192 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and M3-8100Y 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and M3-8100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and M3-8100Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and M3-8100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 615

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and M3-8100Y.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 28 August 2018
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 5 Watt

FX-6300 has 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

M3-8100Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1800% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD FX-6300 and Intel M3-8100Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while M3-8100Y is a notebook one.

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