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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 931 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 38% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 472 vs 341 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $170.0 vs $299.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.5 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Pinnacle Ridge 3.6GHz 16MB Cache AM4 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 2600X
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
366 FPS
$7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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364 FPS
$9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,288
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319 FPS
$7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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280 FPS
$5.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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122 FPS
$12.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,499.99
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350 FPS
$4.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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366 FPS
$8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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366 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
319 FPS
$5.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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304 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
350 FPS
$6.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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411 FPS
$5.3/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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280 FPS
$4.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,369.99
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367 FPS
$4.81/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,764.99
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244 FPS
$4.92/FPS
Arc A380
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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350 FPS
$7.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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350 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
350 FPS
$7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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372 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
319 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
350 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
313 FPS
$6.39/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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366 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
304 FPS
$5.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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472 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
313 FPS
$5.65/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,769.99
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280 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
304 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
423 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
436 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
280 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
319 FPS
$7.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,269.99
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319 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
319 FPS
$6.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
In Stock
351 FPS
$6.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,269
In Stock
423 FPS
$6.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
In Stock
350 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
304 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,418
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350 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
226 FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
259 FPS
$8.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,208
In Stock
296 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
364 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
258 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
259 FPS
$8.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,228
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350 FPS
$5.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
In Stock
329 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
329 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
366 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
258 FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
329 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
411 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
313 FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
367 FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
364 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
366 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
319 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
313 FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
364 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
226 FPS
$8.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,899
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350 FPS
$5.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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