AMD FX-6300 Drivers & Specs 2024

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).

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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Benchmark & Performance

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