AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like UserBenchmark, Blender, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Blender, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, MATLAB, WPrime, Furmark, RealBench, SuperPi, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

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-8350 Eight-Core or AMD FX-6300 Six-Core.

Summary benchmark results

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

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.8	91.0
Valorant	103.2	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.8	57.9
Apex Legends	97.0	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	77.4	77.6
Overwatch	83.6	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.2	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.6	51.7
Warzone	80.5	80.7
Assassin's Creed	86.7	86.9
Valheim	85.7	85.9

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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

FX-6300 Six-Core

22%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

To make a finishing choice 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 FX-6300 Six-Core is more energy efficient than the FX-8350 Eight-Core as it consumes less power: 95W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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 video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 FX-6300 Six-Core	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	89	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	648	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	186	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1176	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	567	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3624	3804

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

	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	1463	1551
Multi-Core	4132	5940

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

	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	652	608
Multi-Core	2781	2973

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Announcement date	October 01, 2012	October 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM3+	AM3+
Core name	Vishera	Vishera
Architecture	Bulldozer	Piledriver
Generation	1	1
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads		8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1220 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	95 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	288KB	384KB
L2 cache	6MB	8MB
L3 cache	8MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FD6300WMW6KHK FD6300WMHKBOX	FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here FX-8350 Eight-Core is 12% better than FX-6300 Six-Core in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 2 more core than FX-6300 Six-Core. 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 FX-6300 Six-Core is better: 3
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 27
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD FX-6300 Six-Core and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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

• AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core specs and review.