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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 2935 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than FX-4300 - 191 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £24.62 vs £259.98
- Up to 90% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.14 vs £1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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AMD FX-Series FX-4300 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.8 GHz 4M 95W Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | FX |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or FX-4300
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
165 FPS
£9.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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126 FPS
£12.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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