AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
1510
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1012
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
14077
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7089
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
92
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
56
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
801
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
328
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
3383
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2241
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
26627
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13174
Integer Math92.9 GOps/s44.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math51.8 GOps/s23 GOps/s
Prime Number Search120 M primes/s37 M primes/s
Random String Sort33.5 M strings/s21.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption20.2 GB/s12.5 GB/s
Data Compression323.6 MB/s187.2 MB/s
Physics1341 frames/s675 frames/s
Extended Instructions217 M matrices/s72 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
2166
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
10313
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
5239
File Compression1060 MB/s582.9 MB/s
Clang Compilation78.8 KLines/s39.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser209.4 pages/s134.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering307.8 MP/sec160.4 MP/sec
Text Processing217.9 pages/s102.9 pages/s
Background Blur41.4 frames/s22.9 frames/s
Photo Processing76.8 frames/s48 frames/s
Ray Tracing18.6 MP/sec8.95 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
205.55
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
107.32

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 158.7 PPW 80.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 409.6 PPW 202.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 12.3 PPW 5 PPW
Blender / W 3.16 PPW 1.65 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced March, 15, 2022 September, 11, 2018
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.6 GHz 3.9 GHz
General
Cores count86
Threads count1612
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier34x34x
L1 cache64 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.8 billion
Process tech. 7 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Critical temp. 90 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 51.2 GB 43.71 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 7 5700X the clear winner in this comparison.

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