Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 444 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $195.0 vs $205.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 7 3700X - $1.3 vs $1.34 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 2% better in Dead Space than Ryzen 5 2600X - 153 vs 150 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
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Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |