FX-8300 vs Xeon E5-2689

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and FX-8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	993	1477
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.39	1.45
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Xeon	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$80	$84

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

FX-8300 has 272% better value for money than Xeon E5-2689.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and FX-8300 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	no data	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
L2 cache	no data	8192 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and FX-8300 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and FX-8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and FX-8300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and FX-8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and FX-8300.

PCIe version

no data

n/a

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.

Xeon E5-2689 outperforms FX-8300 by 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.41	3.43
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	95 Watt

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