AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is 4% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 46 48
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Top speed 4.2 GHz 4.3 GHz
Rated power 95 W 105 W
Games at recommended 184 190
Released20182018
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X better than the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X scores 48 and the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 46.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 for the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X.