AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-6200U

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-6200U and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, MATLAB, 7zip, AIDA64, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, PassMark, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, SuperPi, PCMark 10, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6200U 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%

Core i5-6200U

50%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, FX-6300 Six-Core is 1% better than Core i5-6200U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

FX-6300 Six-Core

51%

Core i5-6200U

50%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, 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 small game result, 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: 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	89.7
Valorant	103.2	102.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.8	57.1
Apex Legends	97.0	95.8
Call of Duty Warzone	77.4	76.5
Overwatch	83.6	82.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.2	70.4
DOOM Eternal	51.6	51.0
Warzone	80.5	79.5
Assassin's Creed	86.7	85.6
Valheim	85.7	84.6

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K 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

FX-6300 Six-Core

22%

Core i5-6200U

157%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-6200U is more energy efficient than the FX-6300 Six-Core since it has less power consumption: 95W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core	Intel Core i5-6200U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	89	119
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	648	290
Cinbench 20 Single-core	186	282
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1176	735
Cinbench 23 Single-core	567	716
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3624	1706

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

	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core	Intel Core i5-6200U
Single-Core	1463	1586
Multi-Core	4132	3019

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

	AMD FX-6300 Six-Core	Intel Core i5-6200U
Single-Core	652	707
Multi-Core	2781	1691

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest 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	Intel Core i5-6200U
Announcement date	October 01, 2012	April 01, 2015
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM3+	FCBGA1356
Core name	Vishera	Skylake
Architecture	Bulldozer	x86
Generation	1	6
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	2.8 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	6	2
Threads		4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1220 millions	1750 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	95 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR3	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache	288KB
L2 cache	6MB
L3 cache	8MB	3 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	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 34% better than Core i5-6200U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-6300 Six-Core has 4 more core than Core i5-6200U. 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: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6200U is better: 15
Although it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD FX-6300 Six-Core and Intel Core i5-6200U before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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

• Intel Core i5-6200U specs and review.