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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 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 5500 is 3450 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $74.04 vs $98.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 5 5500 - $0.25 vs $0.32 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil Village than FX-6300 - 306 vs 291 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
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 5 5500
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
121 FPS
$6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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121 FPS
$7.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$849
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163 FPS
$5.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899.99
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22 FPS
$63.13/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
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24 FPS
$50/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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141 FPS
$6.66/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$939
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163 FPS
$8.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,449
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121 FPS
$8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$969.99
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72 FPS
$19.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,389
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60 FPS
$20.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,229
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