The Ryzen 5 5600X is a much slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 7 7700, however, it's a better value for money, as it's £152.35 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 5600X
- Up to 41% cheaper – £217.42 vs £369.77
- A better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Ryzen 7 7700
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads
- Has an integrated GPU, while the Ryzen 5 5600X cannot run games without a dedicated GPU
Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 7 7700 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 5600X
Nov 5th, 2020
Average FPS
201
92%
Min 1% FPS
132
92%
Price, £
£217.42
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.08/FPS
100%
Ryzen 7 7700
Jan 14th, 2023
Average FPS
218
100%
Min 1% FPS
143
100%
Price, £
£369.77
58%
Value, £/FPS
£1.69/FPS
64%
Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 7 7700 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 7 7700 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 7 7700 in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 5 5600X
Nov 5th, 2020
Cores
6-core
75%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
97%
Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
87%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
62%
Ryzen 7 7700
Jan 14th, 2023
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 5 5600X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 7 7700 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
$299.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| 65 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 5.3 GHz |
| 32 MB | L3 Cache | 32 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR5 @ 5200 MHz |
| No | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
