Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 32% better in Rust than FX-8300 - 204 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than FX-8300 - $60.68 vs $81.91
- Up to 44% better value when playing Rust than FX-8300 - $0.33 vs $0.59 per 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
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
204
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.33/FPS
100%
Price, €
€67.36
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
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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 |