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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3450 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - €73.57 vs €104.03
- Up to 24% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Ryzen 5 5500 - €0.38 vs €0.5 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 8% better in The Outer Worlds than FX-8300 - 209 vs 194 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
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processeur 3,6 GHz 16 Mo L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Ryzen 5 5500
The Outer Worlds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
€12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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56 FPS
€13.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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76 FPS
€10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€759.9
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87 FPS
€9.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809
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87 FPS
€9.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
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68 FPS
€11.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€799
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76 FPS
€11.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€854.9
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1 FPS
€999/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-8300
8 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€999
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83 FPS
€7.58/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€629
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83 FPS
€8.3/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€689
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