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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2935 days newer than FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 56% better in Dirt 5 than FX-8300 - 219 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 24 vs 8 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
96 FPS
£12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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170 FPS
£8.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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147 FPS
£9.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,393.2
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124 FPS
£9.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,129.2
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