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£195
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 931 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 2600X - 129 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - £126.99 vs £195.0
- Up to 40% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 2600X - £0.98 vs £1.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
129
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
100%
Price, £
£126.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor (6C/12T, 35MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz Max Boost) with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 152 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 5 5600X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
75 FPS
£11.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£829.95
In Stock
91 FPS
£12.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,101.6
In Stock
67 FPS
£12.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£849.95
In Stock
86 FPS
£11.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£949.95
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