A4-6320B vs FX-8300
Primary details
Comparing FX-8300 and A4-6320B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1480 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.45 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (11 years ago) | March 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $90 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-8300 and A4-6320B 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 1 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 1,303 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8300 and A4-6320B 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+ | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8300 and A4-6320B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8300 and A4-6320B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8300 and A4-6320B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1600 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Radeon HD 8370D |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8300 and A4-6320B.
| PCIe version | n/a | 2.0 |
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