AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 186.61

Overall Rank:
2493rd fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
2296th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
747th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $15.98 USD (2024-09-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2982

Single Thread Rating

1480

Samples: 2123*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,872
Thread: 1,422

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core

Integer Math	19,460 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,191 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	15 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,223 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	891.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,305 KBytes/Sec
Physics	282 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,227 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,480 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$15.98 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,982

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		186.61
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		1,480

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2255023 - Nov 25 2024		2677
BL2246853 - Nov 16 2024		2191
BL2229461 - Oct 26 2024		3217
BL2207952 - Oct 01 2024		3292
BL2207111 - Sep 29 2024		2423

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,982
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,323 (-22.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,434 (+15.1%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,618 (-12.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 760K Quad Core vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,971 (-0.4%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,961 (-0.7%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,245 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,315 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,886 (-3.2%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,855 (-4.3%)
AMD Athlon X4 740 Quad Core vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,626 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		2,265 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		3,437 (+15.3%)

Is the AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core		520

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