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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 3312 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $64.03 vs $359.95
- Up to 78% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.09 vs $0.41 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 28% better in Valorant than FX-8150 - 872 vs 682 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8150 - 32 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8150 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 18.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8150 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
659 FPS
$2.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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734 FPS
$3.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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625 FPS
$1.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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625 FPS
$2.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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751 FPS
$7.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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721 FPS
$2.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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872 FPS
$4.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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605 FPS
$1.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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721 FPS
$2.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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761 FPS
$3.42/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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