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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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 Threadripper 2990WX is 2120 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than FX-8300 - 201 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 64 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $81.89 vs $1243.03
- Up to 93% better value when playing Control than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - $0.46 vs $6.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 95 vs 250 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FPS
201
100%
Value, €/FPS
€6.86/FPS
6%
Price, €
€1379.76
6%
FPS Winner
AMD YD299XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Processor
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | FX |
| Colfax | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 8 |
64 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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