Difference between FX4300 and FX6300

[lukazec]

Hey guys,i am buying a new system with these specs:

CPU AMD FX6300 OR FX4300

GPU MSI R9 270 GDDR5

RAM 8GB HyperX Fury 1600MHz DDR3

PSU Corsair GS500 500W

MOBO MSI Gaming 970

 

So i was thinking of buying an FX6300 for mid-end gaming,some small editing/photoshopping/rendering stuff.I am not thinking of overclocking,heavy multitasking or going to some insane speeds,i just want a decent processor that i can use instead of my trash Intel Pentium D 3.4GHz,and i will not upgrade my PC in the future,this is my only chance,even with this small budget.

BUT,today i was searching on Ebay for a FX6300 that is as cheap as possible because i am on a VERY LIMITED budget. (13 and saving up all the money by myself),and i ran across a 70$ FX4300 that is on sale and has a great discount for a difference of the FX6300 which i can't find under 100$ with shipping.

30$ means a lot to me,but i just want to know is there a big difference between the two processors because i am thinking of the 4300 cuz my budget is low,and i think i don't need a any better CPU.

 

Thank you very much,a

Appreciate your help.

[zappian]

Basicly they have two FPU modules.

 

Except the 4300 has 2 cores in each module and the 6300 has 3 cores in each module.

 

Both have 4 integer cores of 6 integer cores.

 

TL:DR One is a "quadcore" quotation on and the other is a "six core"

 

Cheers.

[lukazec]

So should i go with the 4300 because as i said i am not looking for some high performances

[LukaP]

Basicly they have two FPU modules.

 

Except the 4300 has 2 cores in each module and the 6300 has 3 cores in each module.

 

Both have 4 integer cores of 6 integer cores.

 

TL:DR One is a "quadcore" quotation on and the other is a "six core"

 

Cheers.

ugh, no, youve no idea what youre talking about, FPU isnt a module, its a unit in a core

 

@op both are same architecture, made of modules, each containing two cores. the 4300 is a 2 module part, and the 6300 is a 3 module part. Neither of them is a great cpu, but the 6300 is better, compares about to an i3 on the intel side

[seabass9990]

If you are doing any photo video editing at all go for the 6300

[zappian]

ugh, no, youve no idea what youre talking about, FPU isnt a module, its a unit in a core

 

@op both are same architecture, made of modules, each containing two cores. the 4300 is a 2 module part, and the 6300 is a 3 module part. Neither of them is a great cpu, but the 6300 is better, compares about to an i3 on the intel side

 

It was 3 modules i was wrong . 

 

fx 6300 has 3 blocks that amd calls 'modules'. each module has 2 integer clusters and a shared 256bit fpu and some other resources. the module can execute 2 threads simultenously. a 3 module cpu can thus execute 6 threads. amd markets them as 6 cores mostly because of the integer clusters. the operating system seems them as 6 core cpus.

if you want further info on how modules and cores work, check out toms bulldozer review.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8150-zambezi-bul...

[LukaP]

So should i go with the 4300 because as i said i am not looking for some high performances

the 4300 is about the same as a gen1 core i5. so youre effectively buying into a 5 year old cpu. if you go for a 4core, go FM2+ with a 860k

[lukazec]

If you are doing any photo video editing at all go for the 6300

Practically 10% is editing,everything else is gaming.

I just want to know is the 4300 too worse than the 6300

[Manny Calavera]

for small editing potatoshopping and editing you can use i3

i3 for gaming also

and you wont overclock

So i3.

it also has quieter cooler. and is cooler, you can downvolt and run it silent..

[LukaP]

Practically 10% is editing,everything else is gaming.

I just want to know is the 4300 too worse than the 6300

 

the 4300 is about the same as a gen1 core i5. so youre effectively buying into a 5 year old cpu. if you go for a 4core, go FM2+ with a 860k

[Deadman957]

for small editing potatoshopping and editing you can use i3

i3 for gaming also

and you wont overclock

So i3.

it also has quieter cooler. and is cooler, you can downvolt and run it silent..

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[zappian]

ugh, no, youve no idea what youre talking about, FPU isnt a module, its a unit in a core

 

@op both are same architecture, made of modules, each containing two cores. the 4300 is a 2 module part, and the 6300 is a 3 module part. Neither of them is a great cpu, but the 6300 is better, compares about to an i3 on the intel side

 

I meant they share the 256 bit FPU unit , go read the post where i corrected that.

Cheers.

[lukazec]

Okay,now i just want to know is 4300 too much of a bottleneck against the FX6300

[LukaP]

I meant they share the 256 bit FPU unit , go read the post where i corrected that.

Cheers.

That is true. One module shares most of the backend and the FPU

[zappian]

That is true. One module shares most of the backend and the FPU

 

Yeah i got that a bit wrong.

 

Thanks for correcting me.

 

I appreciate it.

Its a complex arquitecture not easy to explain that well.

[seabass9990]

Okay,now i just want to know is 4300 too much of a bottleneck against the FX6300

No, No its not

[n.ZERO_g]

Okay,now i just want to know is 4300 too much of a bottleneck against the FX6300

neither 4300 or 6300 will bottleneck your graphics card if you don't intend to upgrade.

and for slightly higher performance ( though negligible) you can buy 6300 if you do light photo or video editing

otherwise you can switch sides to intel

[harrynowl]

Basicly they have two FPU modules.

 

Except the 4300 has 2 cores in each module and the 6300 has 3 cores in each module.

 

Both have 4 integer cores of 6 integer cores.

 

TL:DR One is a "quadcore" quotation on and the other is a "six core"

 

Cheers.

4/6 Pipelines

4/6 Integer units

2/3 Front Ends (L1, Fetch, Decode)

2/3 FlexFPUs

[i_build_nanosuits]

Practically 10% is editing,everything else is gaming.

I just want to know is the 4300 too worse than the 6300

both are a lot worse than a core i3 when it comes to gaming and they have no upgrade path...you should go with a core i3 and a cheap H series chipset motherboard instead...that way you could upgrade to an i5 or an i7 if you need more performance in the future...AM3+ is an old and dead socket with poor CPU when it comes to gaming.

If the core i3 is out of budget i'd suggest you look at an A88 chipset motherboard (FM2+) and an athlon 860K processor.

[dandrix]

In gaming theres no difference, FX 6300 will be better for entry level editing, rendering, streaming rig.

[applesuxD]

Go for a 6300 or 860k

R9 270 will have bottlenecks from fx4300

[Fate]

Go for a 6300 or 860k

R9 270 will have bottlenecks from fx4300

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Many games the FX4 performs very similarly to the FX6, so how will a R9 270 blanket bottleneck with a FX4 but not FX6?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/285927-gaming-performance-between-4300-8350-and-4-threaded-performance-between-amd-intel/

[applesuxD]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many games the FX4 performs very similarly to the FX6, so how will a R9 270 blanket bottleneck with a FX4 but not FX6?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/285927-gaming-performance-between-4300-8350-and-4-threaded-performance-between-amd-intel/

That two cores and higher clock will benefit alot on bf4 espescially...

Id rather he go i3 tho

Amd cpu is just too old =(

Maybe he will play cpu heavy games?

[zappian]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($105.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $146.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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This is the best option any time of the week.

[vembutech]

I think for purely gaming purposes, I'd generally say try with the 4300, but since the 6300 isn't much more expensive, and you can just OC it to the stock speed of the 4300, you might as well get the 6300 and OC it. If you look at the link FX4300 and FX6300, they are nearly identical in single-threaded performance, but the 6 core will obviously have more available threads than the 4-core. The slight speed difference between the cores 3.5 vs. 3.8 will make no difference. In a programming environment, more threads means faster compile times, much more so than higher speed cores. SSD's make a huge difference to the speed of a system.