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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X 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 1600X is 1631 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 6% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than FX-8300 - 163 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - $112.02 vs $125.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 5 1600X - $0.73 vs $0.77 per FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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