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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 2004 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than FX-8300 - 183 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than FX-8300 - $84.38 vs $106.06
- Up to 23% better value when playing Stray than FX-8300 - $0.46 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
176
96.17486338797814%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
76.66666666666667%
Price, $
$106.06
79%
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$84.38
100%
FPS and Value Winner
SIVOYEEL CPU Processor AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X 3.6 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor YD260XBCM6IAF Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Ryzen 5 2600X
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
68 FPS
$22.06/FPS
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Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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