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£195
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 444 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - £195.0 vs £220.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 7 3700X - £1.03 vs £1.15 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 2600X - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
190
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.4 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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