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AvailabilityMSRP $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 2935 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of FX-8300
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - CA$207.92 vs CA$209.00
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 64% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than FX-8300 - 144 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than FX-8300 - CA$1.45 vs CA$2.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa Core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX) Packaging may vary
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
144
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$209
99%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-8300 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using FX-8300 or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
56 FPS
CA$33.35/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$23.04/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$24.04/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$36.8/FPS
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