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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X is 2448 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $98.04 vs $190.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.16 vs $0.26 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 21% better in Minecraft than FX-6300 - 728 vs 600 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 12 vs 6 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 5 3600X
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
444 FPS
$2.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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472 FPS
$1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$720
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196 FPS
$7.09/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
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396 FPS
$5.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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450 FPS
$2.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,019
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450 FPS
$2.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$969
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450 FPS
$2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899
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200 FPS
$2.5/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$499
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