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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 2448 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 25% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-8300 - 151 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $47.98 vs $205.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.4 vs $1.36 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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CHUANGWEI AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W FX-8300 Bulk Package
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | FX |
| Matisse | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or FX-8300
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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100 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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116 FPS
$9.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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90 FPS
$10.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949
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118 FPS
$11.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,409.99
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90 FPS
$11.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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112 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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99 FPS
$13.63/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,349
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65 FPS
$21.52/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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106 FPS
$13.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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