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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 9 7900 is 3735 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$36.09 vs CA$489.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$0.1 vs CA$1.01 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 31% better in Battlefield IV than FX-4300 - 485 vs 370 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
370
76%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.1/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$36.09
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.8 GHz 4M 95W Socket AM3+
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
485
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.01/FPS
9%
Price, CA$
CA$489
7%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-4300 or Ryzen 9 7900
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
408 FPS
CA$17.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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408 FPS
CA$21.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,781.28
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