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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 931 days newer than Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 19% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 2600 - 209 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 16 vs 12 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
209
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Ryzen 7 5800X
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
188 FPS
£10.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,991.41
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165 FPS
£6.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
In Stock
188 FPS
£12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
In Stock
188 FPS
£9.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
In Stock
188 FPS
£10.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
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