Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 3800X is 444 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $195.0 vs $295.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 7 3800X - $1.04 vs $1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 11% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 2600X - 208 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
188
90%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
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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 | 3.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |