Head to head

AMD FX-6300 vs AMD FX-8320

For gaming, the AMD FX-8320 is 18% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.

Processor one Processor two

Gaming index 17 20

Cores 6 8

Threads 6 8

Top speed 4.1 GHz 4 GHz

Rated power 95 W 125 W

Games at recommended 89 94

Released20122012

Feeds cards up to (1440p) no close match no close match

Processor-heavy games only the AMD FX-8320 meets

Is the AMD FX-6300 better than the AMD FX-8320 for gaming?

No — on our gaming index the AMD FX-8320 scores 20 and the AMD FX-6300 17.

What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?

At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: no close match for the AMD FX-6300, and no close match for the AMD FX-8320.