FX-6330 vs FX-4150

Place in the ranking	1866	1670
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.08	2.12
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	15 December 2015 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-4150 and FX-6330 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	315 mm²	315 mm²
Number of transistors	1,200 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on FX-4150 and FX-6330 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+	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4150 and FX-6330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4150 and FX-6330 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4150 and FX-6330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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 FX-4150 and FX-6330.

PCIe version

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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-4150 2.17

FX-6330 2.90
+33.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-4150 3327

FX-6330 4433
+33.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.17	2.90
Recency	23 October 2012	15 December 2015
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	6
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

FX-4150 has 31.6% lower power consumption.

FX-6330, on the other hand, has a 33.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The FX-6330 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-4150 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4150 and FX-6330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.