i5-8420 vs FX-6300

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Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Core i5-8420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1709not rated
Place by popularity57not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.55no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.59no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Core i5-8420 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads66
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache288 KB384 KB
L2 cache6144 KB1.5 MB
L3 cache8192 KB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Core i5-8420 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+1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Core i5-8420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Core i5-8420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Core i5-8420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Core i5-8420.

PCIe version3.03.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 1 September 2018
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-8420 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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