Xeon X3430 vs FX-6300

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Xeon X3430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1604	2051
Place by popularity	61	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.32	0.36
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	no data
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	1 July 2009 (14 years ago)
Current price	$67	$51

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

FX-6300 has 267% better value for money than Xeon X3430.

Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Xeon X3430 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	6	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	no data
L2 cache	6144 KB	no data
L3 cache	8192 KB	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	73 °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 Xeon X3430 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+	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Xeon X3430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

FX-6300 and Xeon X3430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Xeon X3430 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Xeon X3430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Xeon X3430.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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 Xeon X3430 by 80% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.67	1.48
Recency	23 October 2012	1 July 2009
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	6	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm

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