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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1622 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 59% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $155.0 vs $380.99
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 342% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 2600 - 84 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 44% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 2600 - $4.54 vs $8.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
19
22.61904761904762%
Value, $/FPS
$8.16/FPS
55.63725490196079%
Price, $
$155
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$380.99
40%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
39.411563462196376%
Multi-Core
4841
27.121967617233462%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | 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 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
67 FPS
$45.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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46 FPS
$45.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,083.09
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67 FPS
$38.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599
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84 FPS
$42.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,599.99
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30 FPS
$55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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1 FPS
$899.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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1 FPS
$999.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$899.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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1 FPS
$829.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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56 FPS
$44.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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