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FX-8150 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

FX-8150 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3312 days newer than FX-8150.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 34% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than FX-8150 - 121 vs 90 FPS
  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 105 vs 125 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8150 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8150 Logo
FX-8150

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


FPS

90

74%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

121

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.12/FPS

100%

Price, €

€499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 261 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8150 Logo
FX-8150

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-8150 Logo
FX-8150

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011


Single-Core

436

20%

Multi-Core

1734

15%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

AMD FX-8150 Logo

FX-8150

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Oct 12th, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
FXCollectionRyzen 9
ZambeziCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket AM3+SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
125 WTDP
105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
18.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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