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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600 is 2004 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - $74.04 vs $85.76
- Up to 4% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 5 2600 - $0.49 vs $0.51 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 11% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than FX-6300 - 169 vs 152 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 12 vs 6 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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CHUANGWEI AMD Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread 65W CPU Processor YD2600BBM6IAF Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 5 2600
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
41 FPS
$24.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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35 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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35 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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23 FPS
$34.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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39 FPS
$21.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829
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1 FPS
$1388.88/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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