Key Differences
In short — FX-8300 outperforms the cheaper FX-6200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing FX-8300 is 239 days newer than the cheaper FX-6200.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than FX-6200 - 444 vs 439 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-6200 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6200 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-6200
- Up to 62% cheaper than FX-8300 - $42.85 vs $112.02
- Up to 60% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than FX-8300 - $0.1 vs $0.25 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
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AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD FX-6200 |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 27th, 2012 |
FX | Collection | FX |
Vishera | Codename | Zambezi |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 3 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |