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In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2448 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-8300 - 118 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than FX-8300 - $65.69 vs $77.55
- 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
Baldur's Gate 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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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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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Matisse | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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