AMD FX-6300 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X: What is the difference?
40points
AMD FX-6300
46points
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Comparison winner
vs
66 facts in comparison
AMD FX-6300
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Why is AMD FX-6300 better than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X?
- 3MB bigger L2 cache?
6MBvs3MB - 160KB bigger L1 cache?
288KBvs128KB - 0.5MB/core more L2 cache per core?
1MB/corevs0.5MB/core - Has NX bit?
Why is AMD Ryzen 5 1600X better than AMD FX-6300?
- 534MHz higher ram speed?
2400MHzvs1866MHz - 6 more CPU threads?
12vs6 - 18nm smaller semiconductor size?
14nmvs32nm - 8MB bigger L3 cache?
16MBvs8MB - 1.27MB/core more L3 cache per core?
2.6MB/corevs1.33MB/core - 3600million more transistors?
4800 millionvs1200 million - Uses multithreading?
- 1 Higher version of DDR memory supported?
4vs3
Which are the most popular comparisons?
AMD FX-6300
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Intel Core i5-3470
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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Intel Core i7-7700K
AMD FX-6300
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Intel Core i5-7400
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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Intel Core i5-7400
AMD FX-6300
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Intel Core i5-4570
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
AMD FX-6300
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Intel Core i5-3330
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD FX-6300
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AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD FX-6300
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AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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AMD A10-7850K
AMD FX-6300
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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Intel Core i5-7600K
AMD FX-6300
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD FX-6300
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Intel Core i7-3770
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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AMD A8-5500
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AMD FX-4300
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Price comparison
User reviews
Overall Rating
AMD FX-6300
3 User reviews
AMD FX-6300
6. 7/10
3 User reviews
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
0 User reviews
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
0.0/10
0 User reviews
Features
Value for money
6.3/10
3 votes
No reviews yet
Gaming
5.7/10
3 votes
No reviews yet
Performance
6.0/10
3 votes
No reviews yet
Reliability
6.0/10
3 votes
No reviews yet
Energy efficiency
5.3/10
3 votes
No reviews yet
Performance
CPU speed
6 x 3.5GHz
6 x 3.6GHz
The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units). It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.
CPU threads
More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.
turbo clock speed
4.1GHz
When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
Has an unlocked multiplier
✔AMD FX-6300
✔AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.
L2 cache
A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L3 cache
A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L1 cache
A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L2 core
1MB/core
0.5MB/core
More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
L3 core
1.
33MB/core
2.6MB/core
More data can be stored in the L3 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
Benchmarks
PassMark result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.
PassMark result (single)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2022)
Cinebench R20 (multi) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown.
Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s multi-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Cinebench R20 (single) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s single-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Geekbench 5 result (single)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2022)
Blender (bmw27) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
The Blender (bmw27) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene.
More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
Blender (classroom) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
The Blender (classroom) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
performance per watt
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
This means the CPU is more efficient, giving a greater amount of performance for each watt of power used.
Integrated graphics
OpenCL version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
Memory
RAM speed
1866MHz
2400MHz
It can support faster memory, which will give quicker system performance.
maximum memory bandwidth
21GB/s
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
DDR memory version
DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.
memory channels
More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.
maximum memory amount
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.
bus transfer rate
5.4GT/s
Unknown.
Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Supports ECC memory
✖AMD FX-6300
✖AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
eMMC version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
A higher version of eMMC allows faster memory interfaces, having a positive effect on the performance of a device. For example, when transferring files from your computer to the internal storage over USB.
bus speed
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Features
uses multithreading
✖AMD FX-6300
✔AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Multithreading technology (such as Intel’s Hyperthreading or AMD’s Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor’s physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.
Has AES
✔AMD FX-6300
✔AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AES is used to speed up encryption and decryption.
Has AVX
✔AMD FX-6300
✔AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AVX is used to help speed up calculations in multimedia, scientific and financial apps, as well as improving Linux RAID software performance.
SSE version
SSE is used to speed up multimedia tasks such as editing an image or adjusting audio volume. Each new version contains new instructions and improvements.
Has F16C
✔AMD FX-6300
✔AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
F16C is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting the contrast of an image or adjusting volume.
bits executed at a time
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.
Has MMX
✔AMD FX-6300
✔AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
MMX is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting the contrast of an image or adjusting volume.
Has TrustZone
✖AMD FX-6300
✖AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
A technology integrated into the processor to secure the device for use with features such as mobile payments and streaming video using digital rights management (DRM).
front-end width
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-6300)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 1600X)
The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs better
Price comparison
Which are the best CPUs?
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD FX-6300
Summary
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
231%
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AMD FX-6300
100%
Relative performance
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
155%
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AMD FX-6300
100%
Relative performance
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
269%
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AMD FX-6300
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
Much higher single threaded performance (around 55% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 169% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 131% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-6300 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD FX-6300 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMX | ||||
| 3DNow! | ||||
| SSE | ||||
| SSE2 | ||||
| SSE3 | ||||
| SSE4A | ||||
| AMD64 | ||||
| CnQ | ||||
| NX bit | ||||
| AMD-V | ||||
| SMT | ||||
| XFR | ||||
| SSSE3 | ||||
SSE4. 1 |
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| SSE4.2 | ||||
| SSE4a | ||||
| AES | ||||
| AVX | ||||
| CLMUL | ||||
| CVT16 | ||||
| EVP | ||||
| FMA4 | ||||
| XOP | ||||
| Turbo Core | ||||
| HT3.1 | ||||
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD FX-6300 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | AMD Piledriver | |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop | |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 | |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Vishera | |
| Release Date | Jun 2017 | vs | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD FX-6300 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 6 | |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 6 | |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 | |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD FX-6300 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 288 KB | |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 6144 KB | |
| L3 Cache | 16384 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD FX-6300 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ | |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown | |
| Package | uPGA | vs | uPGA | |
| Die Size | 192mm² | vs | 315mm² | |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD FX-6300 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz | |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 4100 MHz | |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz | |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1. 4 V |
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| TDP | 95 W | vs | 95 W |
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4070 points
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AMD FX-6300
2501 points
Points — higher is better
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
26571 points
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AMD FX-6300
10504 points
Points — higher is better
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2545
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AMD FX-6300
978
points per second — higher is better
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
31310
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AMD FX-6300
15918
MIPS — higher is better
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
104
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AMD FX-6300
71.98
points — higher is better
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
860.58
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AMD FX-6300
267.49
points — higher is better
points — higher is better
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1245
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AMD FX-6300
417
points — higher is better
| VS | ||
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD Ryzen 3 5300G |
| VS | ||
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i5-11400 |
| VS | ||
| AMD FX-6300 | AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE |
| VS | ||
| AMD FX-6300 | AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE |
| VS | ||
| Intel Core i7-11800H | Intel Core i7-11700F |
| VS | ||
| Intel Core i7-11700F | Intel Core i7-11700 |
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