The Phenom II X4 820 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming CPU than the FX-6300 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $10.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Phenom II X4 820
- Up to 17% cheaper – $48.02 vs $58.02
Advantages of the FX-6300
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 4 threads
Phenom II X4 820 vs FX-6300 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Phenom II X4 820
Sep 1st, 2009
Average FPS
164
98%
Min 1% FPS
111
99%
Price, $
$48.02
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Phenom II X4 820 vs FX-6300 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Phenom II X4 820 vs FX-6300 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Phenom II X4 820 vs FX-6300 in core CPU performance specifications
Phenom II X4 820
Sep 1st, 2009
Cores
4-core
67%
L3 Cache
4 MB
50%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
80%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1333 MHz
71%
FX-6300
Oct 23rd, 2012
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1866 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Phenom II X4 820 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | FX-6300 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 1st, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $132.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Deneb | Codename | Vishera |
| 95 W | Power Consumption | 95 W |
| Performance | ||
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.1 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1333 MHz | RAM | DDR3 @ 1866 MHz |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
