Ryzen 7 7700 vs Ryzen 5 2600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600X
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.99
Ryzen 7 7700
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
22.35
+149%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking796210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.7653.99
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2020)Raphael (Zen4)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$339
Current price$154 (0.7x MSRP)$371 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 7700 has 188% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7700 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache576 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB8 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size213 mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7700 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65W, (85W real world)

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5-5200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7700.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes2024

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 2600X 8.99
Ryzen 7 7700 22.35
+149%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 2600X 13912
Ryzen 7 7700 34574
+149%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 149% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 2600X 1236
Ryzen 7 7700 2859
+131%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 131% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 2600X 5252
Ryzen 7 7700 14841
+183%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 183% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 5 2600X 4958
Ryzen 7 7700 8345
+68.3%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 68% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 2600X 29954
Ryzen 7 7700 53881
+79.9%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 80% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 5 2600X 4.62
Ryzen 7 7700 2.72
+69.9%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 7 7700 by 70% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 2600X 15
Ryzen 7 7700 34
+136%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 136% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 2600X 1341
Ryzen 7 7700 3047
+127%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 127% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 2600X 163
Ryzen 7 7700 308
+89%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 89% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 2600X 1.81
Ryzen 7 7700 3.64
+101%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 101% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 2600X 8
Ryzen 7 7700 15.9
+98.8%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 99% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 2600X 4599
Ryzen 7 7700 14860
+223%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 223% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 2600X 81
Ryzen 7 7700 175
+117%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 117% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 2600X 207
Ryzen 7 7700 368
+77.4%

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 77% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.99 22.35
Recency 13 April 2018 4 January 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Cost $229 $339
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen 7 7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600X in performance tests.


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