AMD FX 3.5 Ghz 95-Watt AM3+ Processor FD6300WMHKBOX

For just over a year I've had a pc with a quad core 2.6 GHz amd. It was sufficient. I could run it with an msi 6000 gpu and play most modern games in 720-1080p with acceptable frame rates, and watch HD videos without stuttering. But I wanted something more; I needed something that could handle editing and more work. Definitely worth the money. I think I payed less for the new one than the old one. Coupled with a new msi 7770, the FX-6300 has been stellar. The only things it has a hard time doing (which I found reasonable) is working in full HD with Fraps recording, a drag on any system, and playing something like Hitman Absolution on Ultra graphical settings, which would wreck havoc on even an i7 and a better gpu, I'm sure. So far temps have stayed below 40C sometimes idling at 19C, People always say stock fans are junk, I think they just don't build their PCs with proper airflow. I've had no problems, but I'll really get pressing on it once I've updated my BIOS (had to buy a usb flash, derp). Will definitely write an edit in the future about further performance. *Update _December 2013 After about 4 months of use, I'm very satisfied with my amd fx 6300. Still using a stock fan and a case with great airflow, I never see temperatures above 55C with extensive use (2+ hours)overclocked at 3.9 GHz and 1.275 volts. However, I have never been able to get up to 4.0 GHz without losing stability. I'm not sure if this is a MoBo issue, or simple cpu architecture. Can run most games, programs, etc. without any lag, no crashing issues, no problems at all. Windows 8 is smooth, games from Battlefield 3 down to Minecraft run fast and beautiful, and hours of program, web browsing, and every other pc activity has been fantastic having integrated the fx into my rig. I love this processor. That said, I'm a bit reserved recommending this to hardcore pc users. It's worked great for me, but even after 4 months of a new rig, I'm still looking forward to more out of progressing technology. I think to 90% of people, the 6300 will be everything they've dreamed of, and at a fantastically low price, especially when compared to the analogous intel processors. However, I think if you're like me, and looking for more, you might want to skip the 6300 and go straight for the fx-8350 8-core. I'll have to wait till I have the cash flow to try it out, but I think the baseline 4.0 Ghz and 8 cores might be worth the extra $70, especially since people have been comparing it ($190) with Intel i7s that cost almost $500, and have a tendency to run hot. I intend to pair it with a GTX 770 graphics card (maybe even double it with crossfire or something), so my next update will probably be late next spring, maybe even next summer, comparing performance with each processor. Until then, stay cool. *Update _January 2014 Finally tuned it to 4.1 GHz at 1.35 volts. However, the voltage is creeping into the redzone. I'm definitely no pro at overclocking, but I feel safe with this frequency/voltage because A)the 6300 is built for 4.1 and B) AMD Overdrive stability tests run the chip at 100% capacity (actually it's around 98%), stable for 1 hour at 62C without hardware or calculation failures. I won't bother trying 2 hours because I'll never use it at 100% for such an extended period of time. I think I've been successful because it's so cool in my house (About 65F during the winter) and the chip's been idling as low as 6 or 7 Celsius and doesn't get much higher than 30 or 40 C under most situations. Really the only thing holding me back now is my graphics card.

The AMD FX-6300 is an excellent CPU. Being a six core, it already has an advantage over the more standard quad-core options. However, it should be noted that you most likely won't be using all six cores if you're just gaming. That set aside, the processor also runs at a very fast 3.5 GHz, which is already above average. Combine this with the processor's flexible overclocking abilities (getting it to run at 4 GHz, 4.3 GHz, 4.5GHz and 4.7 GHz are common, and I've seen many users get those speeds. Make sure you get an aftermarket cooler though!), and you have a CPU that can do miracles. The CPU's manual also demonstrates exactly how to install the CPU and makes it a super easy, low-stress operation! I've been playing some games myself, with a a Sapphire Radeon 7770 (not the best card, so my results can easily be surpassed!), and have been comfortably around 60 FPS in games such as Far Cry 3 at medium settings at my CPU's stock speed. Other, less demanding games such as Oblivion, Skyrim, Mirror's Edge and Blacklight Retribution all run easily above 60 FPS, and games such as Minecraft surpass 100 FPS with no problem. There are however, a few nitpicks I'd like to talk about. The first, and most obvious, is that the FX-6300 gets hot. With the stock cooler, games like Far Cry 3 bump my temperature to 60 degrees Celsius. However, the stock cooler does a good job at maintaining the temperature here. It should be noted, also, that 60 Celsius is an alright temperature for an FX-6300 under load. Another thing I want to nitpick on is the stock cooler, which looks and feels very cheap and fragile. It's also very small and doesn't even cover the entirety of the heatsink. One last thing about the stock cooler is that it uses AMD's clip-on mechanism to lock onto the motherboard, and this can be a nuisance if one wants to upgrade to an aftermarket cooler because you will have to unscrew the mounting piece on the motherboard and then install your aftermarket cooler. This process can be daunting and at the very least, very annoying. The process of attaching the heatsink with the AMD system is pretty daunting itself, since you have to apply quite a bit of force to get it on, and I myself was frightened by the amount of torque I was producing, and it can also be difficult due to lack of good explanation and picture detail in the CPU's manual. There also seems to be an odd problem with the CPU's temperature sensors! I recommend using Speed Fan for your temp measurements, because programs like CoreTemp and HWMonitor give incorrect temperatures for your CPU when it is under low-load or none. For me, it will give me temperatures half of my room temperature! I'm not sure which program is accurate with temperatures under load however, as they both report different temperatures with variations of about 10 C, but I still tend to use Speed Fan since it gives higher temperature readings for both and its better to be safe than sorry! And finally, one last nitpick is that the processor seems to have problems with Windows 7's power options, but it is not a big issue as it usually resolves itself in a few moments. Overall, if you combine this processor with a good graphics card, you should be getting results far superior to mine in the gaming scene. When it comes to video and graphics editing, this processor will accomplish anything you throw at it, and for every day use, you will not be disappointed. While it is not a perfect product, it is very good, and that is why it is a solid 9/10.

This CPU has very good performance for only being 115$. And this is a great processor to use in budget builds. It's closest competitor the Intel i3 is slower than the FX6300 during processes that use multiple cores by a good little margin. It's definately going to be a notable improvement over the Intel i3 in multi-threading. Where this processor really falls short though is with single threaded applications. It's literally like 30-40% slower than the i3 with single threaded applications. As far as the FX6300 as a gaming processor, it can either be pretty good, or terribly bad, but mostly pretty good. If your playing one of the newest games like Crysis 3 or BF4, this processor will do pretty good, not as good as an i5 or i7, but damn good for only 115$. But with Online MMO's the FX6300 is severely lacking. For example, the game World of Tanks is a very popular game. But give that it's a Free to Play MMO, it's probably not going to be optimized for all 6 of the FX6300's cores. So the game World of Tanks only uses 1 or 2 cores, and being the FX6300 is so much slower when you only use 1 or 2 of it's cores, performance suffers a lot compared to what you would experience with an i3. So personally I find the i3 to be a good bit better option than the FX6300. Even though the i3 is a little slower while all cores are being used, it's SO much faster while only using 1-2 of it's cores that the overall performance of the i3 ends up being better than the FX6300. And unfortunately for the FX6300, it suffers greatly in games like World of Tanks. For example my i3 gets 100FPS in World of Tanks on MAX settings with a 660Ti graphics card while the FX6300 gets 50FPS in World of Tanks on only Medium settings with the same 660Ti. I lose over half the performance. Of course if you don't play ANY older games, and if upcoming games always make use of 6+ cores, you'll never have this problem with games. But a lot of regular everyday programs only use 1 or 2 cores also, so there's that. One good thing about the FX6300 though is that you can overclock it to 4.5Ghz easily. It still won't beat the i3 in single threaded performance, it actually still won't be close. But it'll be a lot faster than stock, and even more faster than the i3 in multi-threaded programs.

I took a few months deciding if I was going to go AMD or Intel. Due to cost, I decided to go AMD, but which one? After weeks and weeks of research, reading specs, watching YouTube reviews, etc, I landed on the AMD FX-6300. Let me just say I'm really glad I saved the money! First of all, you have to realize I purchased this CPU for a gaming machine. I didn't buy it for engineering applications (CAD, MATLAB, etc). I bought this CPU for gaming and web development, and it has performed flawlessly for both. In fact, my frame rates (FPS) have been at or above 60 in most cases on high and ultra settings in 1080p. I run Starcraft II at over 60 FPS, WildStar on high settings at over 60 FPS, Battlefield 4 on custom high/ultra settings at 60 FPS, and the list could go on and on. I'm running an EVGA GTX 950 GPU. I can honestly say, other than taking a little longer to load the environment in some games (especially Battlefield 4), most of the FPS dips have been due to the GPU, not the CPU. The GTX 950 is not a high end graphics card. I put together a budget gaming rig and it does everything I want it to do, and it does it well. However, I think this CPU would shine if you threw in a GTX-970 or better yet even one of the new GTX 10xx series. Some scoff at the idea of having such an inexpensive CPU in the same rig with a high end graphics card, but for gaming it works just fine. Also, if you're wondering whether to purchase the FX-6300 vs the FX-83xx, my opinion is save the money and go with the FX-6300. If you look at the benchmarks performed by several different people out on the Internet, you'll see there isn't even a noticeable difference between the FX-6300 and the FX-83xx CPU (less than 5% in many cases for gaming applications). One last thing: I have a dual boot Windows 10/Linux Mint 17.3 system and this CPU works great with Linux Mint and even handles gaming on Linux like a champ. I've run some games native to Linux and some via Wine (or PlayLinux) and it works beautifully, rendering 60 FPS and higher. So, if all you need is a gaming/media rig, don't buy into the hype that more money for a CPU means a better experience. Sure, more powerful CPUs might give you higher frame rates. But when you pair the FX-6300 with a great GPU, you'll get awesome frame rates (I'm happy pairing it with just an average GPU). The cost/benefit ratio for this processor is amazing. I'm happy I saved the money and I think you will be too.

My experience with this CPU has been a noticeable speed boost from my X4 975, and gives superior performance than my Intel i7-960, at *stock* speeds. I haven't OC'ed it except to see whether it was made with OCing in mind. At 4.1 GHz this chip stays cool enough you can get by without having to buy anything gigantic or expensive. Watching a full HD movie on VLC with 10+ tabs open in firefox, chatting on skype+IRC *and* a temp monitor running... this thing hasn't gone above 56% with most cores underclocked via the auto-power-saving features. The important info follows: *it assumes the buyer is basing their choice on what has the muscle to run their taxing apps, and that the other options being considered are other choices in the same line (though most of this applies when deciding between an i5 and this cpu)* 1. Good single core performance. Articles bothering to measure this are rare, but the FX-6300 actually *outperforms* the more expensive 8-core models in running tasks dependent on individual core performance rather than the number of cores. I'll cut to the practical info to take from that: multimedia-oriented programs will benefit from more cores (so graphic artists would want more cores) and to a lesser extent, gaming will benefit from greater single-core performance. *Nobody* mentions this fact, and honestly I'm writing this review primarily to get that information out there, since the default logic would be that if anything the 6 core is definitely inferior to the 4 cores, or that the 8 cores would be faster in every way bar none. Also, if you're just browsing, checking email and watching youtube and skyping etc... don't worry! 6-cores and the stock 3.5Ghz speed is already way overkill :) 2: When you are weighing how much money to invest in your CPU, the only price/performance comparisons are vs intel's products. This is superior to the 4-core Vishera's hands down. For another $20 or even $10 you get 50% more cores and cache that'll handle your games just as well. Spending another 40-50 dollars for a 8350 or 8320 is either a no brainer upgrade or a complete waste of money depending on your needs. New sockets or redesigned architecture will make the FX line in general obsolete before you start being thankful you splurged for that extra power back when the difference wasn't noticeable. Eg: Not the right component to upgrade for "future proofing". Put simply; Even everyday users will benefit from an upgrade from the 4-core to 6-core at very little expense for the higher performance, and 6 cores @ the easily OCed 3.5GHz is still ample for intensive desktop use. Even some intensive-program users won't see an improvement worth even $30 more for the upgrade to 8 cores. Basically, 6 cores is in the "able to handle whatever you're going to throw at it" category, whereas 8 cores is in the "Unless you run a FPS in windowed mode while transcoding a video, you'll probably never utilize the extra performance you dropped cash on, and it'll likely be a matter of speediness rather than true increased capability when it is utilized" 3: Everything out there is requiring less and less power. Not even enthusiasts need 1000 watt PSU's anymore The difference between 125 vs 95 watts TDP may mean a better GPU, more OCing room or just less PSU wear out. Use an online power estimater and you might find the extra 30 watts means letting you use a better GPU or spending less on a PSU! Don't overlook the potential advantages your complete build might have by needing less power than the rest of the piledrivers.

Processor is great and everyone knows will overclock very well on aftermarket cooling. Keeps up well on any game I throw at it 2560x1440. Cheap. Lots of little fun software toys to safely fiddle with it if that's what your into. Stock cooler is a terrible design and must be replaced to be usable. While I did not expect an overclock on stock the sink is so small even a small load on the stock clock requires a very large and very noisy change in fan speed to keep the processor at a safe temperature. This is in a well ventilated case in a 65F room with booster fans tried in various case positions and adjusting various motherboard fan settings. I checked the sensor outputs to make sure a bad temp sensor wasn't feeding garbage. I attached it with plain Arctic Silver like I do every other processor. When the processor goes to work it sounds like a leaf blower, no getting around it. Otherwise it sounds like it shifts gears every few seconds even when just playing a movie or normal web browsing. In games it gets unbearable as your processor fan plays its own little Le Mans soundtrack in direct opposition to what ever your trying to enjoy. Keep the processor. Junk the cooler.

Reasons why I bought it: This is the latest version of processor from AMD codenamed Vishera. It has new microarchitecture, which basically uses 32nm meaning it consumes less power than previous generation, and this is the best-bang-for-your-buck product compared to intel's processors. Also, it just works and paired with AMD's improvements (just read the product detail if you want to know more) made it quite tempting to buy on sale. In addition, I found no need to use an aftermarket cooler or a liquid cooler SO FAR lol, cooler provided by amd has no problems with overheating even on games maxed like gw2, sc2, sleeping dogs. I believe the max temperature for AMD FX series is about 60-65 degrees C, and mine is maxing at 35C. So, I think I'm good. Also, I want to point out that all Visheras are unlocked, which I believe means you can overclock it as high as you want if there's no heating problems. Package contains: 1) 1 processor (obviously) 2) 1 cpu fan (silent, blows air downward with gaps/fins in all 4 directions for heat to leave in all sides) with thermal paste already on it 3) 1 sticker 4) 1 small guide/information packet Requirements: 1) Make sure you have a mother board that supports fx processors, usually it'll be "AM3+ mother board" Comparisons: 1) Even though AMD's line of processors can't beat intel's higher end i7, I think the price for Visheras really makes it quite worth the money, but this can compete with intel's i5. 2)Comparing FX-6200 vs FX-6300: Both are 6-core processors but the fx-6300 is newest model with 10-15% increase in performance. Recommended to: If your a gamer, I've read a lot that six core isn't really necessary for gaming as of today (maybe in the future), and 4 core is more than enough for most. But if your also a semi-heavy multi-tasker, novice video/photo editors on a budget, I think this processor is a good product to consider or if you want something better, and want to stick with AMD you could go all out and get an 8350 along with a liquid cooler. I really want to comment on shipping even though it says your not suppose to, oh well Amazon can edit this out if they want. Everything arrived sooner than expected which was a good surprise, but I didn't know that it wasn't going to be packaged in a box to keep it safe, however, the cpu was unharmed,looked like it wasn't even touched. So if you're really worried about it getting damaged on the way, you can gift it so they'll put it in a nice safe box. I am a type of person: Gamer, novice video editor and computer builder Will add more info, but loving it so far! Computer specs: Case: Antec three-hundred two PSU: Rosewill Hive series 650w Graphics card: Sapphire radeon 7870 ghz ed. oc Ram: G.skill ripjaws X series 8gb Wireless PCI-E: Rosewill RNX-N250PCe (NOT using anymore) Powerline adapter: WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit 200Mbps - extend Internet to your HDTV Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 CPU: AMD-FX 6300

I've had this CPU for about 2-3 years now or longer I believe. I have a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo cooler on it overclocked to 4.5GHZ. Haven't had a single issue since I bought it. In my HAF 912 case while gaming it stays between 34-38 degrees Celsius. I do have 6 120 mm case fans in it connected to a NXZT Sentry fan controller. I keep them all around 60% speed. My motherboard is the Asrock 970 Extreme 4. Everything stays cool and runs great. I play on a 27 inch 144 hz 1080p monitor with a GTX 1070 and can still play any game I want maxed out at that resolution. When I first got it I had a GTX 650 TI Boost which aloud me to play demanding games such as Witcher 3, Fallout 4 at around High settings while keeping 50-60 fps. Went to the 1070 now which has aloud me to keep my 60 fps minimum but with having all settings maxed on all games I play. I have a Western Digital Black 500GB HDD and a Samsung Evo 256GB SSD. My ram is 1866mhz Corsair Vengence 8GB total, kit of 2x4GB. My power supply is the Corsair CX 750 watt bronze. Currently playing For Honor, Dark Souls 3, Dishonored 2, Overwatch, and many other games with this CPU/GPU combo and it plays great maxed out. If you're wanting a good low price CPU I would say this is still a great deal. With a 30 dollar CPU cooler and a descent motherboard you can easily overclocked this CPU to 4.2-4.8 GHZ or more and it performs really well and stays nice and cool. I would like one of the new Ryzen CPUs but as long as my FX6300 keeps performing so well I see no reason to upgrade. As for other activities I can't give any opinions as all I use it for is gaming. For gaming if you plan to play at 1080p or even 1440p with a good GPU this will do great. More and more games are using the full 6 cores which allows it to really shine. The stock speed of 3.5GHZ will do just fine but at a full 1GHZ overclock which you can get in 5 minutes it's a hell of a deal imo. Hope this helped. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

No te dejes engañar por lo que dicen las malas lenguas!!! Esta CPU aunque pertenece a una linea de CPUs que no ha acabado de labrarse un buen nombre no es ni mucho menos mala!! Lo cierto es que viene con unos voltajes de serie elevados y unas frecuencias relativamente bajas pero si lo afinas puede consumir mucho menos y sacarle mucho rendimiento. Ajustando frecuencias puede llegar a rendir como un Core i5 de tercera generación en todo menos en algunos escenarios determinados. Es cierto que su consumo se dispara pero eso es hacia los 4,6 Ghz con un OC bastante respetable y que no puede de tu a tu con lo mas nuevo de Intel pero no se puede olvidar su rango de precio y que la configuración de un sistema completo alrededor de esta CPU es mucho mas barato que uno equivalente para Intel. Estamos a 2017 y aun sigue siendo una buena opción aunque claro esta que se esta empezando a devaluar y solo vale en presupuestos ajustados. El rendimiento que ofrece o puede llegar a ofrecer es realmente bueno aunque no espectacular. Si tienes claro en que gamas te vas a desenvolver esta CPU te sorprenderá!! Si esperas un Core i7 de ultima generación evidentemente te defraudará! Si se cuenta con un presupuesto minimamente holgado es infinitamente mejor opción irse a los nuevos AMD Ryzen que tienen un rendimiento por nucleo del doble que con la arquitectura FX y compiten de tu a tu con Intel e incluso superan a esta. Así que recomiendo al 100% esta CPU o su hermano mayor el FX-8300 aunque solo para presupuestos ajustados!!

FX－4100から格安性能アップの為に購入交換しました。安い、早いを感じました。I社の製品への拘りが無くなりました。

um bom processador vale apena investir.

3 ans après sa sortie, ce FX-6300 a toujours un superbe rapport qualité-prix. Il faut dire qu'avec les prix de détail pratiqués par Intel, AMD n'a pas trop d'efforts à faire: on est ici au niveau de performance brutes d'un Core i5-4430 3Ghz pour moins de la moitié du prix! Avec ses 6 cœurs (3 cœurs physiques de chacun 2 coeurs logiques pour être précis), il se prête bien à la petite virtualisation. J'ai monté récemment un serveur avec un Windows 7 et un linux virtualisés sous VirtualBox et ça tourne nickel, pour un budget contenu. Associé à une bonne carte graphique il peut aussi constituer une base solide pour une machine de CAO / retouche d'image / montage vidéo ou plus simplement un très bon PC bureautique. Alors c'est sur que son TDP de 95W n'est pas époustouflant, et que le ventirad fourni est une misère, on en trouve de très bons autour de 25 euros chez Arctic ou Zalmann. Pour résumer, un très bon choix pour ceux qui sont attentifs au rapport performances / prix.

Ad un prezzo inferiore di un intel I3 dual core (pagato meno di 100 € compresa la spedizione) si ottiene un ottimo processore 6 core che permette di fare praticamente tutto e non poi vero che scalda molto in idle cica 28-29°. Restando più che soddisfatto del processore, confermo quello per cui si sono lamentati altri e cioè che il dissipatore di serie non è valido perchè quando la temperatura ambiente in estate è intorno ai 30° (la mia precedente recensione è stata effettuata in inverno)il processore ha raggiunto gli 80°utilizzando programmi impegnativi o anche effettuando la scansione dell'antivirus e il processore va al massimo della frequenza. Problema risolto sostituendo il dissipatore di serie con un CM TX3 evo ed il case con un advance x11 che con le sue 4 ventole permette un perfetto smaltimento dei bollenti spiriti Del 6300 ora con una tenperatura ambiente di circa 30° (abito in sardegna)al massimo della potenza senza oc la temp non supera i 50°.Forse sarebbe stato sufficiente sostituire solo il case perchè quello precedente aveva 10 anni e non era in grado di smaltire il calore generato da processori recenti ,ma visto il costo sotto i 20 euro del dissipatore ho sostituito anche quello .