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€133.12
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 931 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 56% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €133.12 vs €304.07
- Up to 49% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 5900X - €0.18 vs €0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 15% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 2600X - 870 vs 757 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
757
87%
Value, €/FPS
€0.18/FPS
100%
Price, €
€133.12
100%
Value Winner
LANCHY AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU verwendet 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,6 GHz 16M 95W Sockel AM4
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 9 5900X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
655 FPS
€2.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,479
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799 FPS
€2.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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722 FPS
€2.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,579
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604 FPS
€1.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,154.9
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657 FPS
€2.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,634.32
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870 FPS
€3.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,969.9
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764 FPS
€2.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589.9
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764 FPS
€2.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,724.9
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719 FPS
€4.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,024.02
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783 FPS
€2.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,699.9
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