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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 1622 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - CA$350.00 vs CA$439.00
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 64% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Ryzen 5 2600X - 157 vs 96 FPS
- Up to 23% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Ryzen 5 2600X - CA$2.80 vs CA$3.65 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
157
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.8/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$439
79%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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