AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4700S

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 7 4700S is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD FX-6300 AMD Ryzen 7 4700S
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD FX AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  2 3
• CPU group
  AMD FX-6300 AMD Ryzen 4000G

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 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 3.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.10 GHz 4.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  6 16
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 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 Ryzen 7 4700S. 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 Ryzen 7 4700S 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
  GDDR6
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 7 4700S.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-6300 or AMD Ryzen 7 4700S? 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 65 W
• TDP down
  -- 45 W
• Tjunction max.
  71 °C 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 7 4700S CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Vishera (Bulldozer) Renoir (Zen 2)
• Technology
  32 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  AM3+ AM4
• Release date
  Q4/2012 Q2/2021

List of devices based on AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 7 4700S.

• Used in
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