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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 2527 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $112.02 vs $164.72
- Up to 27% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 5 3500X - $0.69 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 8% better in God of War than FX-8300 - 176 vs 163 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
73%
Price, $
$164.72
68%
FPS Winner
Virivi AMD Ryzen 5 3500X R5 3500X 3.6 GHz Six-Core Six-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 65W L3=32M 100-000000158 Socket AM4, GLT666
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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