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    AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs AMD FX-8300

    AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2017
    AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    AMD FX-8300
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
    AMD FX-8300

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
      125%
    • AMD FX-8300
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
      152%
    • AMD FX-8300
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
      100%
    • AMD FX-8300
      101%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 52% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8300

    None
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 3 1300XAMD FX-8300
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    XFR
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    Turbo Core
    HT3.1

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 3 1300XAMD FX-8300
    ArchitectureAMD ZenvsAMD Piledriver
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameZenvsVishera
    Release DateJun 2017vsOct 2012

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 3 1300XAMD FX-8300
    Cores4vs8
    Threads4vs8
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 3 1300XAMD FX-8300
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs384 KB
    L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs8192 KB
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 3 1300XAMD FX-8300
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket AM3+
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsuPGA
    Die Size192mm²vs315mm²
    Process14 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 3 1300XAMD FX-8300
    Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3300 MHz
    Turbo Clock3700 MHzvs3900 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
    Voltageunknownvs1.425 V
    TDP65 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
      4070 points
    • AMD FX-8300
      2379 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
      14960 points
    • AMD FX-8300
      13205 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
      515
    • AMD FX-8300 (simulated)
      523.88

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
      141
    • AMD FX-8300 (simulated)
      92.51

    points - higher is better

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