Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 2935 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 27% better in Sea of Thieves than FX-8300 - 260 vs 204 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €73.57 vs €489.0
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Sea of Thieves
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | FX |
Vermeer | Codename | Vishera |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |