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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1622 days newer than Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 2600
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 342% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 2600 - 84 vs 19 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
84
100%
Value, £/FPS
£13.1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£1099.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
37 FPS
£33.76/FPS
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£55.97/FPS
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