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$155
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 444 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $155.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.54 vs $0.7 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 4% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 5 2600 - 302 vs 289 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 16 vs 12 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
289
95.69536423841059%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$155
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
302
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
77.14285714285715%
Price, $
$210
73%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349880 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
69.64933494558646%
Multi-Core
4841
59.7506788447297%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Ryzen 7 3700X
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
145 FPS
$6.9/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
In Stock
145 FPS
$7.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
107 FPS
$8.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$933.56
In Stock
62 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$14.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
In Stock
107 FPS
$13.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
84 FPS
$11.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
In Stock
62 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
In Stock
42 FPS
$19.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
In Stock
136 FPS
$10.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,489.99
In Stock
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