AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD FX-4300
Summary
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
294%
AMD FX-4300
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
177%
AMD FX-4300
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
412%
AMD FX-4300
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 77% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 312% 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 194% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-4300 |
| 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-4300 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| XFR | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| 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-4300 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 4096 KB |
| L3 Cache | 16384 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| 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-4300 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 95 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4070 points
AMD FX-4300
2440 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
26571 points
AMD FX-4300
7603 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
161
AMD FX-4300 (simulated)
90.91
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1245
AMD FX-4300 (simulated)
302.15
points - higher is better