Athlon 3000G vs FX-6300: which is better

AMD Athlon 3000G (desktop, 2019) against AMD FX-6300 (desktop, 2012): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Athlon 3000G is 5% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 4,435 vs 4,233).
Athlon 3000G is 31% faster per core.
Athlon 3000G has a lower TDP: 35 W vs 95 W.
Different sockets (AM4 and AM3+): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Athlon 3000G	FX-6300
Overall score	6.2	5.9
PassMark CPU Mark	4,435	4,233
Single-thread rating	1,946	1,487
US price	no current price	from $150
Cores	2	6
Threads	4	6
Base clock	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost	3.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
TDP	35 W	95 W
Max power	35 W	95 W
Memory	DDR4	DDR3
Memory speed	2667 MT/s	1866 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 2.0
Socket	AM4	AM3+
Process	14 nm (GlobalFoundries)	32 nm (GlobalFoundries)
Architecture	Zen	Piledriver
Series	Athlon	FX
Release year	2019	2012
Integrated graphics	Radeon Vega 3	none