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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 2589 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $58.02 vs $493.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 9 3950X - $0.46 vs $3.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 18% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than FX-6300 - 147 vs 125 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 32 vs 6 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 9 3950X
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
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GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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Radeon R7 240
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8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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