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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 3 2300X

Ryzen 9 5900X vs Ryzen 3 2300X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Ryzen 3 2300X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 787 days newer than Ryzen 3 2300X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 14% better in Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 3 2300X - 125 vs 110 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 24 vs 4 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
This is a free version of Alan Wake 2.
Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

125

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.4/FPS

100%

Price, $

$299.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 201 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Logo
Ryzen 3 2300X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


FPS

110

88%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Logo
Ryzen 3 2300X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Logo
Ryzen 3 2300X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


Single-Core

1205

55%

Multi-Core

3304

28%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

vs
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Logo

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateSep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 9CollectionRyzen 3
VermeerCodenamePinnacle Ridge
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores4
24
Threads4
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
105 WTDP
65 W
7 nm
Process Size12 nm
37.0x
Multiplier35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 3 2300X

Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High

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