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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 3626 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $48.02 vs $370.36
- Up to 82% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.22 vs $1.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 40% better in Lost Ark than FX-4300 - 312 vs 223 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
312
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
18%
Price, $
$370.36
12%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-4300 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
278 FPS
$9.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,595.99
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278 FPS
$8.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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312 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
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256 FPS
$7.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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256 FPS
$8.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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287 FPS
$8.01/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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235 FPS
$8.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,929.99
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205 FPS
$8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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197 FPS
$10.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,129
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234 FPS
$14.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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