Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600 is 2004 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - €80.56 vs €84.44
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 11% better in Alan Wake 2 than FX-8300 - 109 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than FX-8300 - €0.77 vs €0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
109
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.77/FPS
100%
Price, €
€84.44
95%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Vishera | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |