Ryzen 7 7800X vs Ryzen 5 2600X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking774not rated
Place by popularity100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.32no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2020)Zen 4
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data
Current price$172 (0.8x MSRP)$560

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7800X 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 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.25 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)96 MB
Chip lithography12 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size209.78 mm271+122 mm
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7800X 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)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 7800X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 120 Watt

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