AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

• Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 85°C
• Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
• 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
• Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2418 vs 2382
• Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17489 vs 13895
• Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1057 vs 1048
• Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7046 vs 5755
• Around 31% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4802 vs 3664

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2382 2418
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	13895 17489
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1048 1057
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	5755 7046
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	3664 4802

Compare specifications (specs)