Athlon Neo MV-40 vs FX-8300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8300
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
3.36
+1876%
Athlon Neo MV-40
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 15 Watt
0.17

FX-8300 outperforms Athlon Neo MV-40 by a whopping 1876% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8300 and Athlon Neo MV-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15773274
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon Neo
Power efficiency3.351.07
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Huron (2009)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)6 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8300 and Athlon Neo MV-40 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 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data1600 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache8192 KB512 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
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 Neo MV-40 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3+ASB1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8300 and Athlon Neo MV-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8300 and Athlon Neo MV-40 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8300 and Athlon Neo MV-40. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8300 and Athlon Neo MV-40.

PCIe versionn/ano data

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-8300 3.36
+1876%
Athlon Neo MV-40 0.17

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-8300 5339
+1841%
Athlon Neo MV-40 275

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.36 0.17
Recency 23 October 2012 6 January 2009
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

FX-8300 has a 1876.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon Neo MV-40, on the other hand, has 533.3% lower power consumption.

The FX-8300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Neo MV-40 in performance tests.

Note that FX-8300 is a desktop processor while Athlon Neo MV-40 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8300 and Athlon Neo MV-40, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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