Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 931 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 10% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 380 vs 344 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - £178.0 vs £195.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 2600X - £0.47 vs £0.57 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
380
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £178 on Amazon
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Buy for £195 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Pinnacle 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 | 4.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |