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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 931 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 27% better in Starfield than Ryzen 5 2600X - 71 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - €175.0 vs €234.85
- Up to 41% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 5 2600X - €2.46 vs €4.19 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6Hz, 6 Kerne, Socket AM4) YD260XBCAFBOX
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
71
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.46/FPS
100%
Price, €
€175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor, bis zu 4.7GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 7 5800X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
42 FPS
€37.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,564.9
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25 FPS
€40.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,014.9
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32 FPS
€41.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,329
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42 FPS
€31.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,333
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32 FPS
€40.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,284.9
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48 FPS
€29.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,424.9
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54 FPS
€34.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,849
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25 FPS
€53.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,329
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51 FPS
€31.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,609.9
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41 FPS
€40.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€1,679.9
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