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€199
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AvailabilityMSRP $229
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MSRP $229
AvailabilityMSRP $799
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MSRP $799
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 931 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €199.00 vs €1021.74
- Up to 76% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 9 5950X - €1.35 vs €5.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 25% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 184 vs 147 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
147
80%
Value, €/FPS
€1.35/FPS
100%
Price, €
€199
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6Hz, 6 Kerne, Socket AM4) YD260XBCAFBOX
Buy for €199 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 243 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
184
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.55/FPS
24%
Price, €
€1021.74
19%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059
Buy for €1,021.74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 242 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
89 FPS
€14.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,284.9
In Stock
184 FPS
€19.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,529.9
In Stock
107 FPS
€12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,389.9
In Stock
141 FPS
€11.03/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,555
In Stock
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