The FX-8300 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 9 7900X and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $250.93 cheaper!
Advantages of the FX-8300
- Up to 70% cheaper – $106.06 vs $356.99
- Consumes up to 44% less energy – 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 7900X
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 24 vs 8 threads
FX-8300 vs Ryzen 9 7900X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 9 7900X
Sep 27th, 2022
Average FPS
220
100%
Min 1% FPS
144
100%
Price, $
$356.99
29%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
39%
FX-8300 vs Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The FX-8300 vs Ryzen 9 7900X in core CPU performance specifications
FX-8300
Oct 23rd, 2012
Cores
8-core
67%
L3 Cache
8 MB
12%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
70%
Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
75%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1866 MHz
36%
Ryzen 9 7900X
Sep 27th, 2022
Cores
12-core
100%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
4.7 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
FX-8300 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Raphael |
95 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
| Performance | ||
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 5.6 GHz |
| 8 MB | L3 Cache | 64 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1866 MHz | RAM | DDR5 @ 5200 MHz |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
