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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 3466 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600 - $128.04 vs $134.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 51% better in Dead Island 2 than FX-6300 - 178 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 30% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than FX-6300 - $0.76 vs $1.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 12 vs 6 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$134.99
94%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 5 5600
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
30 FPS
$25.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779
In Stock
41 FPS
$20.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$842.14
In Stock
67 FPS
$15.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,039.4
In Stock
41 FPS
$18.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$768
In Stock
41 FPS
$23.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$979.99
In Stock
30 FPS
$27.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$829
In Stock
30 FPS
$30.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$929
In Stock
67 FPS
$20.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,379
In Stock
41 FPS
$19.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
In Stock
30 FPS
$26.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$799
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