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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2935 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 92% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €73.57 vs €953.9
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 14% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-8300 - 124 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 32 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
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 9 5950X 16C 32T 3.40GHz tray - 100-000000059
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
7 FPS
€142.71/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-8300
8 GB, 500 GB HDD
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67 FPS
€18.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,239.9
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114 FPS
€20.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,339.9
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90 FPS
€21.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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124 FPS
€25.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,189.9
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77 FPS
€17.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,333
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97 FPS
€15.57/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,509.9
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