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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1622 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $160.00 vs $500.00
- Up to 67% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.87 vs $2.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Ryzen 5 2600X - 190 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
183
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Pinnacle Ridge 3.6GHz 16MB Cache AM4 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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