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FX 6300 vs Core i5-2400


Description
The 6300 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i5-2400 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 6300 gets a score of 66.4 k points while the i5-2400 gets 84.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-2400 is 1.3 times faster than the 6300. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
600f20
206a7
Core
Vishera
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3+
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/4
TDP
95 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
3x2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
October 2012
January 2011
Mean monothread perf.
23.14k points
25.49k points
Mean multithread perf.
66.43k points
84.36k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
6300
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
7.71k
9.16k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
7.41k
8.2k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.81k
3.95k (x1.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.2k
4.17k (x0.8)
TOTAL
23.14k
25.49k (x1.1)

Multithread

6300

i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
25.2k
34.74k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
25.83k
31.07k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.47k
14.86k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.92k
3.69k (x0.94)
TOTAL
66.43k
84.36k (x1.27)

Performance/W
6300
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
265 points/W
366 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
272 points/W
327 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
121 points/W
156 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
41 points/W
39 points/W
TOTAL
699 points/W
888 points/W

Performance/GHz
6300
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
2030 points/GHz
2695 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1951 points/GHz
2411 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
741 points/GHz
1163 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1367 points/GHz
1228 points/GHz
TOTAL
6088 points/GHz
7497 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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