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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 1600X is 1631 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £24.62 vs £178.58
- Up to 85% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen 5 1600X - £0.2 vs £1.31 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 11% better in Need For Speed Unbound than FX-4300 - 136 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.8 GHz 4M 95W Socket AM3+
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
136
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.31/FPS
15%
Price, £
£178.58
13%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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