AMD Athlon 300GE vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Athlon 300GE vs AMD FX-6300 Six-Core tests and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like 7zip, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, Blender, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, Blender, Prime95, WPrime, AIDA64, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Death Stranding
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Watch Dogs Legion
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto V
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Fallout 76
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
Valorant

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-6300 Six-Core or AMD Athlon 300GE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Athlon 300GE

51%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon 300GE

51%

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	90.8
Valorant	102.5	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.8
Apex Legends	96.4	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	77.4
Overwatch	83.1	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.6
Warzone	80.0	80.5
Assassin's Creed	86.1	86.7
Valheim	85.1	85.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon 300GE

89%

FX-6300 Six-Core

22%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon 300GE is more energy efficient than the FX-6300 Six-Core since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon 300GE	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	89	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	471	648
Cinbench 20 Single-core	225	186
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1027	1176
Cinbench 23 Single-core	580	567
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2791	3624

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon 300GE	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	2097	1463
Multi-Core	4919	4132

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon 300GE	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Single-Core	942	652
Multi-Core	2187	2781

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon 300GE	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	October 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM3+
Core name	Picasso	Vishera
Architecture	Zen+	Bulldozer
Generation	2	1
Turbo Frequency		4.1 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	2	6
Threads	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	1220 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	95 W
Memory type		DDR3
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2667	1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	192KB	288KB
L2 cache	1MB	6MB
L3 cache	4MB	8MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD30GEC6M2OFH	FD6300WMW6KHK FD6300WMHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-6300 Six-Core is 2% better than Athlon 300GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-6300 Six-Core has 4 more core than Athlon 300GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon 300GE is better: 13
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-6300 Six-Core is better: 21
However, it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon 300GE and AMD FX-6300 Six-Core before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Athlon 300GE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon 300GE specs and review.

• AMD FX-6300 Six-Core specs and review.