AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD FX-6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

AMD FX-6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2753 vs 1486
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18581 vs 4220
2.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4815 vs 2087

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2020 vs October 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L3 cache	32 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2753 vs 1486
PassMark - CPU mark	18581 vs 4220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4815 vs 2087

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2753

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18581

4220

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4815

2087

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD FX-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	2753	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	18581	4220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4815	2087
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.758

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD FX-6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Vishera
Launch date	July 2020	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
OPN PIB	100-100000281BOX	FD6300WMHKBOX
Place in performance rating	933	2673
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN Tray		FD6300WMW6KHK
Price now		$58.99
Series		AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)		31.81
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)