AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 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 5500

AMD FX-6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 6 month(s) later
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 1486
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19346 vs 4220
2.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5422 vs 2087

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs October 2012
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	384 KB vs 288 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058 vs 1486
PassMark - CPU mark	19346 vs 4220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5422 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 5500
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3058

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19346

4220

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5422

2087

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD FX-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	19346	4220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5422	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 5500	AMD FX-6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Vishera
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	October 2012
OPN Tray	100-000000457	FD6300WMW6KHK
Place in performance rating	777	2673
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD6300WMHKBOX
Price now		$58.99
Series		AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)		31.81
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	315 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	288 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Transistor count	10700 million	1200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	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™)