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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 2935 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $128.04 vs $279.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.79 vs $1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 13% better in God of War than FX-6300 - 185 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 24 vs 6 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
163
88.10810810810811%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.04
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.51/FPS
52.317880794701985%
Price, $
$279
45%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 348316 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 9 5900X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
118 FPS
$15.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.49
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61 FPS
$27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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119 FPS
$25.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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119 FPS
$26.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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88 FPS
$21.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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119 FPS
$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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1 FPS
$1388.88/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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88 FPS
$21.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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156 FPS
$18.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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