Ryzen 5 2600 vs Ryzen 7 5700G — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5700G is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 36% to 113%, including 46% in Cinebench R23 single (1,535 vs 1,053).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600 and the Ryzen 7 5700G. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Ryzen 7 5700G
Full Ryzen 7 5700G benchmarks →*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 5 2600 | Ryzen 7 5700G |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | — |
| threads | 12 | — |
| base clock ghz | 3.4 | — |
| boost clock ghz | 3.9 | — |
| tdp w | 65 | — |
| l3 cache mb | 16 | — |
| process nm | 12 | — |
| socket | AMD Socket AM4 | — |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Phoronix, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey, Notebookcheck, TechSpot, GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, PassMark, Tom's Hardware and numberworld.org; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 5 2600 | Ryzen 7 5700G |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Phoronix, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey, Notebookcheck |
7,306 points | 14,350 pts |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, CPU-Monkey, Notebookcheck |
1,053 points | 1,535 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: TechSpot, GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck |
5,239 points | 9,407 pts |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck |
1,162 points | 1,958 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
13,133 points | 28,032 pts |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,413 points | 3,281 points |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,234 points | 3,282 points |
| Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware |
— | 1,280 rank |
| Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: numberworld.org |
110 seconds | — |
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 2600 or the Ryzen 7 5700G?
The Ryzen 7 5700G is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 36% to 113%, including 46% in Cinebench R23 single (1,535 vs 1,053).
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