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Ryzen 5 2600X vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Ryzen 5 2600X vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5 5600X is 931 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 24% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 170 vs 137 FPS
  • Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - €126.11 vs €158.61
  • Up to 36% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 2600X - €0.74 vs €1.16 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
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Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo
Ryzen 5 2600X

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


FPS

137

81%

Value, €/FPS

€1.16/FPS

64%

Price, €

€158.61

79%

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Processore 6 - Core 19 MB, Cache 95 W, Wraith spire Cooler, Nero

Buy for 158.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 237 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

170

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.74/FPS

100%

Price, €

€126.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo
Ryzen 5 2600X

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo
Ryzen 5 2600X

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1237

59%

Multi-Core

5263

61%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo

Ryzen 5 2600X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Apr 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5CollectionRyzen 5
Pinnacle RidgeCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
12 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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