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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 3466 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of FX-6300
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600 - $58.02 vs $117.06
- Up to 45% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 5600 - $0.36 vs $0.66 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 5 than FX-6300 - 178 vs 162 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
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-6300 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
55 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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36 FPS
$23.61/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
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22 FPS
$35.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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41 FPS
$19.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$784.99
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55 FPS
$15.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$869
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74 FPS
$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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55 FPS
$15.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$869.99
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1 FPS
$829.99/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1388.88/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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69 FPS
$12.74/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$879
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Laptops Using FX-6300 or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
1 FPS
$645/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$645
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1 FPS
$789/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789
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38 FPS
$23.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899.99
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11 FPS
$86.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$950
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11 FPS
$74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$814
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1 FPS
$799/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$799
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1 FPS
$728.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$728.95
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1 FPS
$849/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$849
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11 FPS
$58.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$646
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1 FPS
$912.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$912.6
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$309
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FX-6300
$58.02
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$479
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$58.02
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$197
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$118
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$58.02
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$149
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$58.02
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$83.47
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$58.02
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$282.7
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$58.02
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$179
FX-6300
$58.02
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$197.91
FX-6300
$58.02
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$207
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$58.02
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$332.61
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$58.02
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$379
FX-6300
$58.02
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$289.02
FX-6300
$58.02
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Ryzen 9 5950X
$343.99
FX-6300
$58.02
vs
Core i9-12900K
$283.49
FX-6300
$58.02
vs
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$172
FX-6300
$58.02
vs
Core i9-12900KF
$269.95
FX-6300
$58.02
vs
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$499
FX-6300
$58.02
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$144.59
FX-6300
$58.02
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$129.29
FX-6300
$58.02
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$129.99
FX-6300
$58.02
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$899.99
FX-6300
$58.02
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$172.99
FX-6300
$58.02
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$417.61
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$58.02
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$744.99
FX-6300
$58.02
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$319.99
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$58.02
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$432.98