AMD FX-6300 Vs Intel Pentium G2030 - Technical City

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Pentium G2030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1728	2408
Place by popularity	58	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.63	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.58	1.88
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	no data
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$132	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Pentium G2030 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	no data
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	288 KB	no data
L2 cache	6144 KB	no data
L3 cache	8192 KB	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Pentium G2030 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3+	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Pentium G2030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+

Security technologies

FX-6300 and Pentium G2030 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Pentium G2030 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Pentium G2030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-6300 and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Pentium G2030.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0