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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 3500X is 2527 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $48.02 vs $125.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 5 3500X - $0.39 vs $0.77 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 32% better in HITMAN 2 than FX-4300 - 147 vs 111 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 - 6 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
111
75.51020408163265%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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In Stock
Updated 92 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
50.64935064935065%
Price, $
$125
38%
FPS Winner
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 95 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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