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€199
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AvailabilityMSRP $229
Availability
MSRP $229
AvailabilityMSRP $699
Availability
MSRP $699
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1622 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 74% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €199.00 vs €769.42
- Up to 68% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 9 7950X - €1.81 vs €5.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 25% better in Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 138 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
110
80%
Value, €/FPS
€1.81/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 231 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
138
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.58/FPS
32%
Price, €
€769.42
25%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
Buy for €769.42 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 231 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
118 FPS
€21.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,519
In Stock
123 FPS
€20.53/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,524.9
In Stock
93 FPS
€20.64/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,919.9
In Stock
123 FPS
€20.77/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,555
In Stock
84 FPS
€22.56/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,894.9
In Stock
113 FPS
€19.73/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,229.9
In Stock
86 FPS
€24.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,099.9
In Stock
138 FPS
€27.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€3,849.9
In Stock
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