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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 2825 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $64.03 vs $210.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.55 vs $1.29 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 39% better in Dead Island 2 than FX-8150 - 163 vs 117 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8150 - 12 vs 8 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 CPU Used 8-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 125W Socket AM3+
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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
Ultra
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8150 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8150 or Ryzen 5 3600X
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
46 FPS
$24.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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35 FPS
$35.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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15 FPS
$133.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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