AMD FX-6300 Processor

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FX-6300 is a desktop processor from AMD released on 23 October 2012, and it is in active production status now. It belongs to FX family and has a Vishera architecture. This processor is built on AMD Socket AM3+, and uses Gen 2 PCI express connection. 32 nm process is used in production.

Processor has 6 cores and 6 threads, with the base frequency of 3.5 GHz. It has DDR3 Dual-channel memory support. As for the cache, it supports L1 288K, L2 6MB and L3 8MB (shared).

Learn more about AMD FX-6300:

Specifications

Vertical Segment
Desktop
Release date
23 October 2012
Production status
Active
Generation
FX
Codename
Vishera
Socket
AMD Socket AM3+
Total Cores
6
Total Threads
6
Frequency
3.5 GHz
Turbo clock
up to 4.1 GHz
Cache L1
288K
Cache L2
6MB
Cache L3
8MB (shared)
TDP
95 W

Physical Specifications

Socket
AMD Socket AM3+
Process size
32 nm
Transistors
1,200 million
Die size
315 mm²
Package
µPGA

Performance

Frequency
3.5 GHz
Turbo clock
up to 4.1 GHz
Base clock
200 MHz
Multiplier
17.5x
Multiplier unlocked
Yes
Voltage
1.4 V
TDP
95 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment
Desktop
Production status
Active
Release date
23 October 2012
Codename
Vishera
Generation
FX
Part
FD6300WMHKBOX
Memory support
DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory
No
PCI Express
Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores
6
Total Threads
6
SMP # CPUs
1
Integrated graphics
N/A

Cache

Cache L1
288K
Cache L2
6MB
Cache L3
8MB (shared)

Notes

Notes
16KB L1 data cache per core. 64KB L1 instruction cache shared per two cores (per module). 2MB L2 cache shared per two cores (per module). This processor comes with an unlocked multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than the shipped

Features & Technologies

  • MMX
  • SSE
  • SSE2
  • SSE3
  • SSSE3
  • SSE4A
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AES
  • AVX
  • AMD64
  • EVP
  • AMD-V
  • CLMUL
  • FMA4
  • XOP
  • Turbo Core
  • CVT16
  • HT3.1

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