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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1500X 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 1500X is 1631 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $48.02 vs $195.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 5 1500X - $0.44 vs $1.71 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-4300 - 114 vs 109 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core Vishera Processor 3.8GHz Socket AM3+ FD4300WMW4MHK OEM Ver. with Thermal Paste Bundle
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AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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