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€199
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AvailabilityMSRP $229
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MSRP $229
AvailabilityMSRP $549
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MSRP $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1622 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €199.00 vs €382.89
- Up to 21% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 7900X - €1.75 vs €2.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 52% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 5 2600X - 173 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
114
66%
Value, €/FPS
€1.75/FPS
100%
Price, €
€199
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6Hz, 6 Kerne, Socket AM4) YD260XBCAFBOX
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
173
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.21/FPS
79%
Price, €
€382.89
51%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz
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Updated 262 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
112 FPS
€13.38/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,499
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123 FPS
€14.45/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,777
In Stock
157 FPS
€15.22/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,389.9
In Stock
138 FPS
€16.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,299
In Stock
151 FPS
€16.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,524.9
In Stock
138 FPS
€16.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,209.9
In Stock
112 FPS
€15.31/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,714.9
In Stock
97 FPS
€17.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,709.9
In Stock
151 FPS
€17.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,659.9
In Stock
115 FPS
€16.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,849
In Stock
173 FPS
€21.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,719.9
In Stock
133 FPS
€18.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,499
In Stock
173 FPS
€40.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€7,008.49
In Stock
115 FPS
€16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,854.9
In Stock
145 FPS
€14.93/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,164.9
In Stock
173 FPS
€21.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,777
In Stock
97 FPS
€14.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,449
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