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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 2589 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €73.57 vs €699.9
- Up to 87% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 9 3950X - €0.82 vs €6.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 24% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than FX-8300 - 112 vs 90 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 32 vs 8 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
90
80.35714285714286%
Value, €/FPS
€0.82/FPS
100%
Price, €
€73.57
100%
Value Winner
Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300
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Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
112
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.25/FPS
13.119999999999997%
Price, €
€699.9
10%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Ryzen 9 3950X
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
10 FPS
€99.9/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-8300
8 GB, 500 GB HDD
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