FX-6300 vs Xeon E3-1240 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.44
+109%
FX-6300
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.60

Xeon E3-1240 v6 outperforms FX-6300 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11661731
Place by popularitynot in top-10058
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.240.64
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency7.152.59
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$272$132

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 has 875% better value for money than FX-6300.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache256 KB288 KB
L2 cache1 MB6144 KB
L3 cache8 MB8192 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data315 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageno dataMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and FX-6300.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 5.44
+109%
FX-6300 2.60

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 8639
+109%
FX-6300 4137

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 1397
+206%
FX-6300 456

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1240 v6 4395
+207%
FX-6300 1431

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.44 2.60
Recency 28 March 2017 23 October 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 v6 has a 109.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 31.9% lower power consumption.

FX-6300, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.

The Xeon E3-1240 v6 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-6300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 v6 is a server/workstation processor while FX-6300 is a desktop one.


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