AMD FX-6300
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AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition

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Which one of the central processing units is better: AMD FX-6300 or AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The AMD FX-6300 has 6 cores and 6 threads with maximum working frequency of 4.10 GHz. The AMD FX-6300 was released on Q4/2012.

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition has 8 cores with 6 threads and 4.10 GHz of frequency. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition was released on Q3/2021.

Differences
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AMD FX-6300
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  • Higher clock speed
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
    Around -6% better clock speed
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition
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  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 6
    1 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
    Around 11 % better overclocked clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    45 W left arrow 95 W
    About 0.47 times less performance per watt
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
AMD FX-6300 AMD FX-6300
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    AMD FX-6300 left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-6300 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000H
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 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 left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow 8
  • Shader
    left arrow 512
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2020
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 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
    left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 12
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition.

  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-6300 or AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition? 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 left arrow 45 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 54 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    71 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow FP6
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q3/2021
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD FX-6300 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Unknown
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