AMD FX-6300
VS
AMD FX-4100
AMD FX-6300
VS
AMD FX-4100

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD FX-6300 and AMD FX-4100? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD FX-6300 or AMD FX-4100? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.50 GHz
Frequency
3.60 GHz
6
CPU Cores
4
4.10 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.80 GHz
6
CPU Threads
4
No
Hyperthreading
No
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo (4 Cores)
3.80 GHz
4.10 GHz
Turbo (6 Cores)

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD FX-6300 or AMD FX-4100. 

No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
--
Max. Memory
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
No
h265 8bit
No
No
h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1866
Memory type
DDR3-1866
32 GB
Max. Memory
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
Yes
3.0
PCIe version

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

95 W
TDP
95 W
71 °C
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

8.00 MB
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
32 nm
Technology
32 nm
Vishera
Architecture
Zambezi
AMD-V
Virtualization
AMD-V
AM3+
Socket
AM3+
Q4/2012
Release date
Q4/2011
ca. 95 $
Market price
ca. 90 $
AMD64
Instruction set (ISA)
6.00 MB
L2-Cache

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Home PC, Office PC
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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