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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2935 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 84% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $58.02 vs $368.99
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than FX-6300 - 191 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 32 vs 6 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
100 FPS
$13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
$10.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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32 FPS
$43.4/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
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100 FPS
$15.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,519.99
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134 FPS
$42.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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108 FPS
$10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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165 FPS
$15.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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137 FPS
$18.98/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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114 FPS
$24.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
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191 FPS
$26.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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