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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Ryzen 7 5800X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5800X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 43% to 242%, including 61% in Cinebench R23 single (1,698 vs 1,053).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600 and the Ryzen 7 5800X. Released 2018 (Ryzen 5 2600), 2020 (Ryzen 7 5800X). MSRP range: $199 · $449. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*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

SpecRyzen 5 2600Ryzen 7 5800X
cores 68
threads 1216
base clock ghz 3.4—
boost clock ghz 3.94.7
tdp w 65105
l3 cache mb 1632
process nm 12—
socket AMD Socket AM4AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey, PassMark, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, numberworld.org and HWBOT; 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 2600Ryzen 7 5800X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey		 7,306 points28,864 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey		 1,053 points1,698 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 5,239 points14,141 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 1,162 points2,187 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 13,133 points29,840 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,413 points3,448 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,234 points—
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —3,448 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org, HWBOT		 110 seconds32
Y-cruncher Pi-1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT		 —32 seconds

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Ryzen 5 2600

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 2600 benchmark page →

Ryzen 7 5800X

All Ryzen 7 5800X AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 2600 or the Ryzen 7 5800X?

The Ryzen 7 5800X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 2600 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 43% to 242%, including 61% in Cinebench R23 single (1,698 vs 1,053).

What did the Ryzen 5 2600 and the Ryzen 7 5800X cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 2600 launched at a $199 MSRP and the Ryzen 7 5800X at $449. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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