AMD FX-8300 is Already in Retail Trade

Despite the fact that AMD initially scheduled the official release of FX-8300 for 29 December, this CPU can already be found in some Japanese retail stores. Such sudden appearance in free sale allows all potential consumers to get assured in all claimed specifications. Thus, FX-8300 is an eight-core chip of the new generation that is characterized by 95W TDP level. This is a kind of a breakthrough, since its Vishera companions, FX-8350 and FX-8320, consume up to 125W power.

The reduction of power consumption is explained by the decrease of CPU clock frequencies and nominal voltage showings. Hence, the nominal clock frequency recorded with this CPU model makes up 3.3GHz, while in Turbo mode the frequency rises to 3.6GHz. Some resources state that FX-8300 is able to overclock up to 4.2GHz, however, this info is not vindicated so far. This chip is developed specifically for Socket AM3+.

Taking into account such parameters, analysts feel difficulty in predicting the future of this model: whether it will enjoy great success. This is explained by the fact that it's possible to create a chip analogous to FX-8300 practically from any other Vishera chip, due to appropriate UEFI settings. The inventory of this processor includes 8MB of cache-memory (L2) and 8MB of cache-memory (L3). Some other specifications of this model are listed below:

— industry of application: desktop platforms;
— employed micro-architecture: AMD Piledriver;
— platform: AMD Volan;
— CPU socket: Socket AM3+;
— technological process: 32 nm;
— supported RAM modules: DDR3-1866 MHz;
— TDP level: 95W.