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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 1304 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 22% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 5 1600X - 245 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £178.0 vs £178.58
- Up to 18% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 5 1600X - £0.73 vs £0.89 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
245
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.73/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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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Ryzen 5 1600X
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, 1920 x 1080, Highest
154 FPS
£12.93/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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123 FPS
£8.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
In Stock
154 FPS
£14.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
In Stock
154 FPS
£11.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
In Stock
154 FPS
£13.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
In Stock
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