AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B75

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-6300 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD FX-6300 AMD Phenom II X3 B75
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD FX AMD Phenom II
• Generation
  2 3
• CPU group
  AMD FX-6300 AMD Phenom II - 700

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B75 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.50 GHz 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 3
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.10 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  6 3
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-6300 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-6300 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD FX-6300 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR2-1066
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-6300 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-6300 or AMD Phenom II X3 B75? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  95 W 95 W
• Tjunction max.
  71 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-6300 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE3, SSE4a
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 6.00 MB
• Architecture
  Vishera (Bulldozer) Heka (K10)
• Technology
  32 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  AM3+ AM3
• Release date
  Q4/2012 Q3/2009

List of devices based on AMD FX-6300 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75.

• Used in
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