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Ryzen 5 2500U vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Ryzen 5 2500U vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1106 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500U.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 2500U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 15 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 2500U - 178 vs 166 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500U - 12 vs 8 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Logo
Ryzen 5 2500U

Mobile • Oct 26th, 2017


FPS

166

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

178

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.79/FPS

100%

Price, €

€319

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Logo
Ryzen 5 2500U

Mobile • Oct 26th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Logo
Ryzen 5 2500U

Mobile • Oct 26th, 2017


Single-Core

814

39%

Multi-Core

2330

27%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Logo

Ryzen 5 2500U

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Oct 26th, 2017Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5CollectionRyzen 5
Raven RidgeCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket FP5SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
15 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
20.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Radeon Vega 8
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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