Athlon 240GE vs FX-6300
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 240GE outperforms FX-6300 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-6300 and Athlon 240GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1731 | 1676 |
| Place by popularity | 58 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.64 | 3.42 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 2.59 | 7.71 |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 6 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $132 | $75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon 240GE has 434% better value for money than FX-6300.
Detailed specifications
FX-6300 and Athlon 240GE 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-6300 and Athlon 240GE 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3+ | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Athlon 240GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Athlon 240GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Athlon 240GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Athlon 240GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.60 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 6 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
FX-6300 has 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Athlon 240GE, on the other hand, has a 9.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FX-6300 and Athlon 240GE.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6300 and Athlon 240GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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