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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 931 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Ryzen 5 2600X - 188 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £195.0 vs £259.98
- Up to 22% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 9 5900X - £1.07 vs £1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
183
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.07/FPS
100%
Price, £
£195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Updated 8175 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 2600X
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
177 FPS
£9.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,646.4
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144 FPS
£11.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,593.6
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