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AMD A6-3600 vs FX-8300

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Mini Review

AMD A6-3600 advantages



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AMD FX-8300 advantages



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A6-3600 vs FX-8300 estimated performance

The charts in the section below demonstrate relative performance of A6-3600 and FX-8300 CPUs. Results for FX-8300 were determined based on a variety of tests. Performance numbers for A6-3600 were approximated from benchmark results of other microprocessors with the same core and microarchitecture. It is important to note that the estimate has greater error of margin than results obtained using real-world benchmarks. Additionally, this is an averaged performance, and the displayed results may differ from results, that you may see in individual tests.
   
  - AMD A6-3600       - AMD FX-8300

A6-3600 vs FX-8300 specifications comparison

The graphs below show the difference between AMD A6-3600 and FX-8300 most important characteristics. These features, along with an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a processor performs. The "Operating frequency" graph uses dark color to represent base frequency, while lighter area is for extra frequency, provided by Turbo feature. Darker area on the "On-chip cache" graph is for the On-chip L2 cache. Lighter area is for the L3 cache cache. Although the L3 cache cache is usually larger than the On-chip L2 cache, it is always slower.

The number of cores / threads
9
7.2
5.4
3.6
1.8
0		  
 
4
  
8
  
 
Higher is better
Operating frequency
5
4
3
2
1
0		  
 
2.4GHz
  
4.2GHz
  
 
Higher is better
  - AMD A6-3600       - AMD FX-8300
On-chip L2 + L3 cache
20
16
12
8
4
0		  
 
4MB
  
16MB
  
 
Higher is better
Thermal Design Power
110
88
66
44
22
0		  
 
65W
  
95W
  
 
Lower is better

Detailed side by side comparison of A6-3600 vs FX-8300 specs can be found in the Specifications section below. Much more detailed comparison of low level features of both processors is located in the CPUIDs section.


Pros and Cons summary

A6-3600 FX-8300
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A6-3600 FX-8300
 

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Specifications

Please visit AMD A6-3600 and AMD FX-8300 pages for detailed specifications of both microprocessors.

 AMD A6-3600AMD FX-8300
General information
Market segmentDesktop
ManufacturerAMD
FamilyA6-SeriesFX-Series
Model numberA6-3600FX-8300
CPU part numberAD3600OJZ43GXFD8300WMW8KHK
Box part numberAD3600OJGXBOXFD8300WMHKSBX
Introduction date  
SocketSocket FM1Socket AM3+
Processing Unit
Cores48
Threads  
Frequency (MHz)21003300
Turbo Frequency (MHz)  
L1 cache (KB)  
L2 cache (KB)  
Integrated Graphics
GPU Type  
Architecture / Microarchitecture
Microarchitecture  
Platform name  
Core name  
Technology (micron) 
Data width (bits)64
L3 cache (KB)08192
Multiprocessing 
Instruction set extensions
3DNow!  
AES / Advanced Encryption Standard  
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology 
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions  
BMI1 / Bit Manipulation  
F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion  
FMA3 / 3-operand Fused Multiply-Add  
FMA4 / 4-operand Fused Multiply-Add  
MMX 
SSE 
SSE2 
SSE3 
SSE4.1  
SSE4.2  
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3  
XOP / eXtended Operations  
Supported technologies
PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep 
Turbo Core / Turbo Boost 
Unlocked multiplier  
Virtualization 
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit 
Integrated Memory Controller(s)
The number of controllers 
Memory channels (per controller) 
Memory channels (total) 
Supported memory 
Maximum memory bandwidth (GB/s) 
Electrical / Thermal parameters
Core voltage (V)  
Max temperature (°C) 
TDP (Watt)  
Notes:

Rows with different specifications or features are highlighted.

Better specifications are shown in green color. Worse specs are shown in red color.

CPUIDs

The table below compares support for x86 extensions and technologies, as well as individual instructions and low-level features of the AMD A6-3600 and AMD FX-8300 microprocessors. Information in this table was retrieved from actual processors using CPUID instruction, and we also utilized internal timer to measure CPU frequency. Be aware that all technologies, disabled in BIOS or by a virtual machine, will be shown as not supported. In rare cases, measured frequency may differ from official specifications.

  CPUID 1 CPUID 2
ManufacturerAMD
CPU FamilyA6-SeriesFX-Series
Model / Processor NumberA6-3600FX-8300
Measured Frequency2094 MHz3311 MHz
CWID version0.5
Part number (supplied)AD3600OJZ43GXFD8300WMW8KHK
Part number (guessed)AD3600OJZ43GXFD8300WMW8KHK
S-Spec / Stepping CodeDAFA 1429PGS
Comment1133BPM 
General information
VendorAuthenticAMD
Processor name (BIOS)AMD A6-3600 APU with Radeon(tm) HD GraphicsAMD FX(tm)-8300 Eight-Core Processor
Cores48
Compute units 4
Logical processors48
Processor typeOriginal OEM Processor
Core steppingLN-B0OR-C0
CPUID signature300F10600F20
Family18 (012h)21 (015h)
Model 1 (01h) 2 (02h)
Stepping 0 (00h)
SocketFM1AM3+ (AM3r2)
Cache Details
 
Instruction set extensions
 
Additional instructions
 
Major features
 
Other features
 
+ - feature is supported
- - feature is not supported
Features, not supported by all processors in the table, are not displayed

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