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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3450 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 21% better in Valorant than FX-6300 - 831 vs 684 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Valorant than FX-6300 - $0.1 vs $0.11 per 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 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $74.02 vs $86.99
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
831
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$86.99
85%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD OEM FX-6300 Vishera Six-Core Black Edition AM3+ 3.5Ghz Desktop CPU Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 17.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or FX-6300
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
528 FPS
$1.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$849
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516 FPS
$1.55/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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504 FPS
$1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769
In Stock
500 FPS
$1.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$608.88
In Stock
564 FPS
$1.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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188 FPS
$7.39/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
In Stock
417 FPS
$1.89/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$789.99
In Stock
680 FPS
$1.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049.99
In Stock
571 FPS
$1.61/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$919
In Stock
618 FPS
$2.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,449
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