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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1622 days newer than Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 6% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 289 vs 272 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
272
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 9 7900X
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
254 FPS
$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$8.71/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$13.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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224 FPS
$11.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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136 FPS
$12.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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224 FPS
$9.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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224 FPS
$11.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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224 FPS
$10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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190 FPS
$17.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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