Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2935 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of FX-6300
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $52.27 vs $265.72
- Up to 76% better value when playing Saints Row than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.36 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 19% better in Saints Row than FX-6300 - 174 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 24 vs 6 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-6300 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
6 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
17.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |