Pentium P6300 vs FX-6350
Aggregate performance score
FX-6350 outperforms Pentium P6300 by a whopping 445% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-6350 and Pentium P6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1660 | 2858 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 2.19 | 1.43 |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 29 April 2013 (11 years ago) | 9 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-6350 and Pentium P6300 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.27 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 0.27 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 17 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 384 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-6350 and Pentium P6300 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+ | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6350 and Pentium P6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
FX-6350 and Pentium P6300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6350 and Pentium P6300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6350 and Pentium P6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17.051 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of FX-6350 and Pentium P6300 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6350 and Pentium P6300.
| PCIe version | n/a | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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 | 2.89 | 0.53 |
| Recency | 29 April 2013 | 9 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
FX-6350 has a 445.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Pentium P6300, on the other hand, has 257.1% lower power consumption.
The FX-6350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6300 in performance tests.
Note that FX-6350 is a desktop processor while Pentium P6300 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6350 and Pentium P6300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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