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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5 5600X is 931 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 40% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 2600 - 460 vs 329 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $155.0 vs $1199.99
- Up to 82% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.47 vs $2.61 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
460
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.61/FPS
18.007662835249043%
Price, $
$1199.99
12%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
329
71.52173913043478%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$155
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
55.06692160611855%
Multi-Core
4841
55.9071486314817%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 5 2600
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
283 FPS
$3.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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339 FPS
$4.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
307 FPS
$3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
283 FPS
$4.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
374 FPS
$4.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
In Stock
276 FPS
$3.73/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
In Stock
283 FPS
$3.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
292 FPS
$4.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
307 FPS
$7.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
268 FPS
$5.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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