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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 144 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 216 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2500X - $61.7 vs $77.85
- Up to 22% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 2500X - $0.32 vs $0.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
211
97.68518518518519%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
78.04878048780488%
Price, €
€86.41
79%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
216
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.32/FPS
100%
Price, €
€68.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
SIVOYEEL CPU Processor AMD Ryzen 5 2600X R5 2600X 3.6 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor YD260XBCM6IAF Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
89.16734033953112%
Multi-Core
3801
72.22116663499905%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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