i9-12900H vs FX-6300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-6300
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.70
Core i9-12900H
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 45 Watt
18.26
+576%

Core i9-12900H outperforms FX-6300 by a whopping 576% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Core i9-12900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1711350
Place by popularity66not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.53no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency2.5937.00
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 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 i9-12900H 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads620
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache288 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache6144 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size315 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C100 °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 i9-12900H 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
SocketAM3+FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Core i9-12900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

FX-6300 and Core i9-12900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Core i9-12900H 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 i9-12900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-6300 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-6300 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-6300 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Core i9-12900H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 2.70
i9-12900H 18.26
+576%

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
i9-12900H 27939
+575%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.70 18.26
Recency 23 October 2012 4 January 2022
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 6 20
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

i9-12900H has a 576.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-12900H is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-6300 in performance tests.

Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Core i9-12900H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6300 and Core i9-12900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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