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In short — Ryzen 5 2600 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 2600 is 2004 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 8% better in No Man's Sky than FX-8300 - 170 vs 157 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
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 23% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - $81.91 vs $105.99
- Up to 16% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 2600 - $0.58 vs $0.69 per FPS
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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