The FX-8300 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 5 5600G and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $33.93 cheaper!
Advantages of the FX-8300
- Up to 24% cheaper – $106.06 vs $139.99
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 5600G
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 32% less energy – 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 8 threads
FX-8300 vs Ryzen 5 5600G for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 5600G
Apr 13th, 2021
Average FPS
197
100%
Min 1% FPS
130
100%
Price, $
$139.99
75%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
89%
FX-8300 vs Ryzen 5 5600G in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The FX-8300 vs Ryzen 5 5600G in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The FX-8300 vs Ryzen 5 5600G in core CPU performance specifications
FX-8300
Oct 23rd, 2012
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
50%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
85%
Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
95%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1866 MHz
58%
Ryzen 5 5600G
Apr 13th, 2021
Cores
6-core
75%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.9 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
FX-8300 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $259.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Vishera | Codename | Cezanne |
| 95 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| 8 MB | L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1866 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
