Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms the cheaper FX-6200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 1500X is 1870 days newer than the cheaper FX-6200.
Advantages of AMD FX-6200
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $42.85 vs $195.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - $0.19 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 41% better in Counter-Strike 2 than FX-6200 - 323 vs 229 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-6200 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6200 - 8 vs 6 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Feb 27th, 2012
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6200 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
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Feb 27th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Zambezi | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
19.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |