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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 2004 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - CA$36.09 vs CA$153.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 2600X - CA$0.4 vs CA$1.33 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 27% better in Far Cry 6 than FX-4300 - 116 vs 91 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
91
78%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$36.09
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.8 GHz 4M 95W Socket AM3+
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
116
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.33/FPS
30%
Price, CA$
CA$153.99
23%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Updated 77 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-4300 or Ryzen 5 2600X
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
32 FPS
CA$87.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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