i5-2450M vs FX-6300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-6300
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.61
+99.2%
Core i5-2450M
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.31

FX-6300 outperforms Core i5-2450M by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17142260
Place by popularity66not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.593.53
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132$823

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache288 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6144 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+FCBGA1023,PPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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-6300 2.61
+99.2%
i5-2450M 1.31

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-6300 4137
+99.3%
i5-2450M 2076

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-6300 456
i5-2450M 456

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-6300 1432
+63.1%
i5-2450M 878

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.61 1.31
Recency 23 October 2012 1 January 2012
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

FX-6300 has a 99.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

i5-2450M, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The FX-6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2450M in performance tests.

Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Core i5-2450M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6300 and Core i5-2450M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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