Athlon 650 vs FX-8300

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8300 and Athlon 650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1577not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.35no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)9 August 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$849

Detailed specifications

FX-8300 and Athlon 650 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz0.65 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache8192 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm180 nm
Die size315 mm2184 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million22 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8300 and Athlon 650 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+A
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt48 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8300 and Athlon 650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8300 and Athlon 650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8300 and Athlon 650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8300 and Athlon 650.

PCIe versionn/ano data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 9 August 1999
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 48 Watt

FX-8300 has an age advantage of 13 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 650, on the other hand, has 97.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-8300 and Athlon 650. We've got no test results to judge.


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