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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 797 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 10% better in Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 175 vs 159 FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $1075.0 vs $1199.99
- Up to 1% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $6.76 vs $6.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 32 vs 12 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.86/FPS
98.54227405247813%
Price, $
$1199.99
89%
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 Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
FPS
159
90.85714285714286%
Value, $/FPS
$6.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1075
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD295XA8AFWOF)
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Updated 353710 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Single-Core
1263
60.37284894837476%
Multi-Core
8338
96.29287446587365%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Vermeer | Codename | Colfax |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
90 FPS
$11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
In Stock
124 FPS
$12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
105 FPS
$9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
90 FPS
$13.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
143 FPS
$12.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
In Stock
84 FPS
$12.26/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
In Stock
90 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
95 FPS
$13.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
105 FPS
$22.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
79 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
In Stock
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