AMD FX-Series FX-4300 - FD4300WMW4MHK / FD4300WMHKBOX

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AMD FX-4300 specifications

General information
Type	CPU / Microprocessor
Market segment	Desktop
Family	AMD FX-Series
Model number ?	FX-4300
CPU part numbers	FD4300WMW4MHK is an OEM/tray microprocessor FD4300WMHKBOX is a boxed microprocessor
Frequency ?	3800 MHz
Turbo frequency	4000 MHz
Boosted P states ^[1]	#1: 4000 MHz, 1.4125V #2: 3900 MHz, 1.4V
Package	938-pin micro-PGA package
Socket	Socket AM3+
Weight ^[1]	1.4oz / 38.5g (CPU) 1lb 2.8oz / 533.4g (box)
Introduction date	October 23, 2012
Price at introduction	$122

Architecture / Microarchitecture
Microarchitecture	Piledriver
Platform	Volan
Processor core ?	Vishera
Core stepping ?	C0
Manufacturing process	0.032 micron
Data width	64 bit
The number of cores	4
The number of threads	4
Floating Point Unit	Integrated
Level 1 cache size ?	2 x 64 KB shared instruction caches 4 x 16 KB data caches
Level 2 cache size ?	2 x 2 MB shared exclusive caches
Level 3 cache size	4 MB shared cache
Multiprocessing	Uniprocessor
Features	MMX instructions SSE / Streaming SIMD Extensions SSE2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 SSE3 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSSE3 / Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSE4 / SSE4.1 + SSE4.2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 ? SSE4a ? AES / Advanced Encryption Standard instructions ABM / Advanced Bit Manipulation ? AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions BMI / Bit Manipulation instructions FMA3 / 3-operand Fused Multiply-Add instructions FMA4 / 4-operand Fused Multiply-Add instructions F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion instructions TBM / Trailing Bit Manipulation instructions XOP / eXtended Operations instructions AMD64 / AMD 64-bit technology ? VT / Virtualization technology ? EVP / Enhanced Virus Protection ? Turbo Core 3.0 technology
Low power features	PowerNow!
Low power P states ^[1]	#1: 3400 MHz, 1.2875V #2: 2600 MHz, 1.1375V #3: 1800 MHz, 0.9875V #4: 1400 MHz, 0.8875V

Integrated peripherals / components
Memory controller	The number of controllers: 1 Memory channels: 2 Supported memory: DDR3-1866
Other peripherals	HyperTransport technology ?

Electrical / Thermal parameters
Thermal Design Power ?	95 Watt

Notes on AMD FD4300WMW4MHK
The processor has unlocked clock multiplier [1] - These characteristics were measured on a single CPU, and they can vary slightly for other processors with the same model number

CPUs, related to AMD FX-4300

Model Cores /
Threads Freq. Turbo
freq. L3
cache TDP Features Price

AMD FX-Series family, Socket AM3+

   FX-4300 4 / 4 3.8 GHz 4 GHz 4 MB 95 Watt $108

   FX-4350 4 / 4 4.2 GHz 4.3 GHz 8 MB 125 Watt $122

   FX-6100 6 / 6 3.3 GHz 3.9 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt $112

   FX-6120 6 / 6 3.5 GHz 4.1 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt

   FX-6300 6 / 6 3.5 GHz 4.1 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt $112

   FX-6200 6 / 6 3.8 GHz 4.1 GHz 8 MB 125 Watt $132

   FX-6350 6 / 6 3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz 8 MB 125 Watt $132

   FX-8100 8 / 8 2.8 GHz 3.7 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt

   FX-8120 8 / 8 3.1 GHz 4 GHz 8 MB 125 Watt $153

   FX-8120 (95W) 8 / 8 3.1 GHz 4 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt

   FX-8140 8 / 8 3.2 GHz 4.1 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt

   FX-8300 8 / 8 3.3 GHz 4.2 GHz 8 MB 95 Watt

   FX-8320 8 / 8 3.5 GHz 4 GHz 8 MB 125 Watt $153

   FX-8150 8 / 8 3.6 GHz 4.2 GHz 8 MB 125 Watt $183

   FX-8350 8 / 8 4 GHz 4.2 GHz 8 MB 125 Watt $195

• Within each category, the CPUs are sorted from slower (at the top) to faster (at the bottom)

• The 'Price' column shows official AMD prices as of Apr 29, 2013. Prices for obsolete and tray-only processors are not provided.

• List of related CPUs is not complete.

FAQ

Q: Is it possible to unlock disabled cores on the AMD FX-4300 CPU, or unlock additional 4 MB of L3 cache?

A: No. This processor does have 4 disabled cores and disabled L3 cache, but there is no known way to unlock them.

Q: My processor is running 55C under load. Is this normal?

A: Safe CPU temperatures are 60 degrees Celsius and below. It may still run fine with CPU temperatures, exceeding 60C threshold by a few degrees. Running the FX-4300 close to 70 degrees and higher is not recommended.

Q: I have an AMD FX-4300 microprocessor. Can I upgrade it?

A: Probably yes. CPU compatibility is determined by your motherboard. Please see CPU-Upgrade.com resource for CPU support list for your board.

AMD FX-4300 Overclocking

Sorry, overclocking information is not available at this time.

Pictures (2)


AMD FX-4300 CPU pictures
2013-04-13 13:18:08 Posted by: gshv
Top view. The processor was manufactured in the middle of August 2012.


2013-04-13 13:19:27 Posted by: gshv
Bottom view.

News

AMD cuts prices of desktop CPUs

May 01, 2013: Earlier this week AMD announced new processors, expanding the line of high-end FX CPUs with quad-core FX-4350 and six-core FX-6350. It's not uncommon for AMD to lower prices when launching new products, and this time it was not an exception. Based on the latest official AMD price list, the company cut prices of ten A-Series and FX-Series chips by as much as 19%.

AMD plans to cut processor prices, launch A4-4000 APU

Mar 22, 2013: AMD Richland APUs are scheduled to launch at the beginning of June, at about the same time as Intel Haswell desktop CPUs. According to DigiTimes, prior to the launch AMD is going to reduce prices of FX microprocessors and A-Series APUs. The prices will be dropped by 8% - 15% on the following SKUs: FX-4300, FX-6300, FX-8320 and A-Series A6-5600K. It is possible that we may see lower prices for other APUs as well.

AMD introduces second-generation FX processors

Oct 23, 2012: AMD today introduced second-generation FX-Series microprocessors, based on Piledriver microarchitecture. The released lineup consists of 4 products, having 4, 6, and 8 CPUs cores, and operating frequencies up to 4.2 GHz. The fastest processor in the series, eight-core FX-8350, has up to 15% higher performance than the former flagship FX-8150 model. Three other CPUs, FX-4300, FX-6300 and FX-6320, also offer better performance than their first-generation counterparts.

Prices of upcoming AMD FX microprocessors

Oct 18, 2012: Less than a week left before the launch AMD FX processors with "Vishera" core. The new processors will be faster than older "Zambezi" CPUs, although it remains to be seen by how much. The performance will be one of the factors determining success of new products. Another factor will be how well they are positioned against Intel Core i3/i5 lineups, and against AMD's older FX models, and this directly relates to their pricing.

AMD A-Series to launch on October 2, FX-Series on October 23

Sep 25, 2012: While Intel is almost done releasing new desktop processors for the rest of the year, AMD has only started. Next month we will see new lineups, based on the latest AMD Piledriver microarchitecture, which is a tweaked for better performance and power consumption Bulldozer architecture. A-Series "Trinity" Accelerated Processing Units will target budget / mainstream segments of the desktop market, and, according to SemiAccurate, they will be introduced on October 2.

Pre-order prices of AMD FX "Piledriver" CPUs

Sep 20, 2012: Next generation of AMD FX microprocessors is around the corner. Built on "Vishera" design, new FX chips will have from 4 to 8 CPU cores, and pack as much as 16 MB of combined L2 and L3 cache on a chip. The CPUs will feature better performance than the first Bulldozer models, partially due to more efficient "Piledriver" microarchitecture, and partially due to higher stock frequencies. The FX processors will be available in October, while some reports place the launch as early as October 1.

Specifications of AMD FX-4300 series processors

Jul 18, 2012: Leaked AMD roadmaps from February of this year indicated that the company was planning to launch second-generation FX microprocessors in the third quarter 2012. New processors will be built on Piledriver (enhanced Bulldozer) micro-architecture, which main goals were to reduce power consumption and improve processing efficiency. Based on the reports from Fudzilla and Digitimes, the FX processors are now scheduled to launch in the 4th quarter, presumably in late October. Details of upcoming eight-core CPUs from FX-8300 series were revealed by Fudzilla last week. This week they published specifications of quad-core FX SKUs.

Benchmarks

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AMD FX-4300 benchmarks

The graphs below show up to 10 processors with aproximately the same level of performance in different types of applications. All processors were tested at nominal frequency (not overclocked), with stock heatsink and default BIOS settings. To see how the FX-4300 compares to other CPUs please see benchmark tools section above.

Benchmarked processor

CPU ID: 600F20

CPU vendor string: AuthenticAMD

CPU name string: AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor

Integer performance

Part number Result

AMD Phenom II X4 905e ?

105.4%

AMD Phenom II X4 2.5GHz ZD250117K4D12 ?

105.3%

AMD Athlon II X4 615e ?

105.2%

AMD A10-5800K ?

102.3%

AMD Athlon II X4 610e ?

101.2%

AMD FX-4300 ?

100%

AMD A6-3620 ?

97.9%

AMD A8-5600K ?

97.1%

AMD Athlon II X4 605e (rev. C3) ?

96.9%

AMD Phenom II X4 2.3GHz ZD230117K4D10 ?

96.8%

AMD FX-4100 ?

95.6%

Floating Point performance

Part number Result

AMD FX-4350 ?

107.7%

AMD FX-4170 ?

107%

AMD Phenom II X3 710 ?

106.8%

AMD Phenom II X3 705e ?

102.4%

AMD A10-5800K ?

102.2%

AMD FX-4300 ?

100%

AMD Phenom II X3 700e ?

98.7%

AMD A8-5600K ?

96.7%

AMD A10-5700 ?

94.5%

AMD FX-4100 ?

94.5%

AMD A6-3500 ?

91.8%

MMX / SSE / SSE2 performance

Part number Result

AMD Phenom II X4 840T ?

103%

AMD A10-5800K ?

102.6%

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 ?

102.3%

AMD Athlon II X4 635 (rev. C3) ?

100.5%

AMD Athlon II X4 635 (rev. C2) ?

100.5%

AMD FX-4300 ?

100%

AMD Phenom II X4 830 ?

98.1%

AMD Phenom II X4 925 (rev. C3) ?

98%

AMD Phenom II X4 B93 ?

98%

AMD Phenom II X4 925 (rev. C2) ?

97.7%

AMD Phenom II X4 820 ?

97.7%

Memory-intensive program performance

Part number Result

Intel Core i7-940 ?

106%

AMD FX-6300 ?

105.1%

Intel Core i7-860 ?

104.3%

AMD FX-6200 ?

103.4%

AMD FX-4170 ?

102.9%

AMD FX-4300 ?

100%

Intel Core i7-920 ?

99.9%

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) ?

99.4%

AMD FX-8140 ?

99.3%

AMD Phenom II X4 975 ?

98.3%

AMD Phenom II X4 980 ?

98.3%

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CPUID features of AMD FX-4300

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Manufacturer:	AMD
CPU Family:	FX-Series
Model Number:	FX-4300
Frequency:	3812 MHz

Part number:	FD4300WMW4MHK
Stepping Code:	FA 1233PGT
Comment:
Submitted by:	CPU-World

General information
Vendor:	AuthenticAMD
Processor name (BIOS):	AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor
Cores:	4
Compute units:	2
Logical processors:	4
Processor type:	Original OEM Processor
CPUID signature:	600F20
Family:	21 (015h)
Model:	2 (02h)
Stepping:	0 (00h)
Socket:	AM3+

Cache: L1 data L1 instruction L2 L3

Size: 4 x 16 KB 2 x 64 KB 2 x 2 MB 4 MB

Associativity: 4-way set
associative 2-way set
associative 16-way set
associative 32-way set
associative

Line size: 64 bytes 64 bytes 64 bytes 64 bytes

Lines per tag: 1 1 1 1

Comments: 1 cache per 2 cores 1 cache per 2 cores

Instruction set extensions Additional instructions

MMX Advanced Bit manipulation

AMD extensions to MMX CLFLUSH

SSE CMOV

SSE2 CMPXCHG16B

SSE3 CMPXCHG8B

SSSE3 FXSAVE/FXRSTORE

SSE4A MONITOR/MWAIT

SSE4.1 PCLMULDQ

SSE4.2 POPCNT

AES PREFETCH/PREFETCHW

AVX RDTSCP

BMI SKINIT / STGI support

F16C SYSCALL/SYSRET

FMA SYSENTER/SYSEXIT

FMA4 XSAVE / XRESTORE states

TBM

XOP

Major features Other features

On-chip Floating Point Unit 1 GB large page support

64-bit / Intel 64 100MHz multiplier control

NX bit/XD-bit 128-bit SSE instructions

Secure Virtual Machine (Virtualization) 36-bit page-size extensions

Turbo Core Advanced programmable interrupt controller

PowerNow! / Cool'n'Quiet Core multi-processing legacy mode

Debugging extensions

Extended APIC space

Hardware P-state control

Hardware thermal control

Instruction based sampling

LAHF / SAHF support in 64-bit mode

LBR virtualization

LOCK MOV CR0 means MOV CR8

Lightweight profiling support

Machine check architecture

Machine check exception

Memory-type range registers

Misaligned SSE mode

Model-specific registers

Nested page tables

OS visible workaround

Page attribute table

Page global extension

Page-size extensions (4MB pages)

Physical address extensions

SVM lock

Support for NRIP save

THERMTRIP

TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states

Temperature sensor

Time stamp counter

Virtual 8086-mode enhancements

Watchdog timer support

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Last modified: 15 May 2013