AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 68 69
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Top speed 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 228 228
Released20202022
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X better than the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X scores 69 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 68.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X.