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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 2448 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $128.04 vs $445.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.98 vs $2.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 50% better in War Thunder than FX-6300 - 197 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 24 vs 6 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
131
66.49746192893402%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.04
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.26/FPS
43.36283185840708%
Price, $
$445
28%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 348608 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 9 3900X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
178 FPS
$22.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.98
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47 FPS
$29.55/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
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48 FPS
$25/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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178 FPS
$16.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,000.99
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168 FPS
$10.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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