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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 3626 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $106.06 vs $326.92
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 15% better in F1 22 than FX-8300 - 289 vs 252 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Ryzen 9 7900X
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
233 FPS
$8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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254 FPS
$10.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,569.99
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256 FPS
$9.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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233 FPS
$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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136 FPS
$12.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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264 FPS
$8.71/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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224 FPS
$9.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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224 FPS
$10.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,299.9
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254 FPS
$9.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299
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289 FPS
$15.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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