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Ryzen 7 2700X vs Ryzen 7 5800XT — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5800XT is ahead of the Ryzen 7 2700X on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 47% to 74%, including 74% in Geekbench 6 single (2,205 vs 1,269).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 2700X and the Ryzen 7 5800XT. 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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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 7 2700XRyzen 7 5800XT
cores 88
threads 1616
base clock ghz 3.73.8
boost clock ghz —4.8
tdp w 105105
l3 cache mb —32
process nm —7
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 Gamers Nexus, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, TopCPU.net, PassMark Software 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 7 2700XRyzen 7 5800XT
7-Zip Decompression (higher is better)
Source: Gamers Nexus		 89,000 MIPS—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector		 10,715 points—
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector		 1,110 points—
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, TopCPU.net		 6,487 points9,519 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, TopCPU.net		 1,269 points2,205 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 17,434 points28,041 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —3,534 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,413 points—
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —3,534 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org		 78—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 2700X or the Ryzen 7 5800XT?

The Ryzen 7 5800XT is ahead of the Ryzen 7 2700X on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 47% to 74%, including 74% in Geekbench 6 single (2,205 vs 1,269).

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