Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U vs FX-8300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8300
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
3.36
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.67
+218%

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U outperforms FX-8300 by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1564730
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency3.3567.32
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Cezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data19
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size315 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3+FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-8300 3.36
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 10.67
+218%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-8300 5337
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 16955
+218%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-8300 457
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1711
+274%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-8300 1720
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 6228
+262%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.36 10.67
Recency 23 October 2012 16 March 2021
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U has a 217.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-8300 in performance tests.

Note that FX-8300 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8300 and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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