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Ryzen 5 2500X vs FX-6300

Ryzen 5 2500X vs FX-6300: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Calculation Parameters

1920 x 1080

Ultimate

Native

Singleplayer

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 2500X is 2148 days newer than FX-6300.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than FX-6300 - 167 vs 152 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Graphics Card

GeForce RTX 4090

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


FPS

167

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

AMD FX-6300 Logo
FX-6300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


FPS

152

91%

Value, $/FPS

$0.38/FPS

100%

Price, $

$58.02

100%

Value Winner

AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle

Buy for $58.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Graphics Card

GeForce RTX 4090

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018

AMD FX-6300 Logo
FX-6300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


Single-Core

1103

100%

Multi-Core

3801

100%

AMD FX-6300 Logo
FX-6300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


Single-Core

463

42%

Multi-Core

1453

38%

Sep 10th, 2018
Release DateOct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5CollectionFX
Pinnacle RidgeCodenameVishera
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
12 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier17.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or FX-6300

Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate

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