Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 931 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $195.0 vs $199.22
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 15% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 2600X - 870 vs 757 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.23 vs $0.26 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
870
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.22
97%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 115 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
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Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |