FX-4300 vs A8-7600: which is better
AMD FX-4300 (desktop, 2012) against AMD A8-7600 (desktop, 2014): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.
Key differences
- A8-7600 is 6% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 3,202 vs 3,008).
- FX-4300 is 3% faster per core.
- A8-7600 has a lower TDP: 65 W vs 95 W.
- Different sockets (AM3+ and FM2+): they need different motherboards.
| FX-4300 | A8-7600 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| PassMark CPU Mark | 3,008 | 3,202 |
| Single-thread rating | 1,479 | 1,438 |
| US price | from $44 | no current price |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Max boost | 4.0 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | none |
| TDP | 95 W | 65 W |
| Max power | 95 W | 65 W |
| Memory | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1866 MT/s | 2133 MT/s |
| PCI Express | PCIe 2.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Socket | AM3+ | FM2+ |
| Process | 32 nm (GlobalFoundries) | 28 nm (GlobalFoundries) |
| Architecture | Piledriver | Steamroller |
| Series | FX | A-series |
| Release year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Integrated graphics | none | Radeon R7 |
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