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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 5800X3D is 1462 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - £195.0 vs £274.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - £1.23 vs £1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 175 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
159
90%
Value, £/FPS
£1.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 96MB L3 cache, up to 4.5 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 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
124 FPS
£14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
12 GB, N/A Storage
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