Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated538
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.67
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data20.05
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date29 April 2019 (5 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3737
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB32 MB
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size213 mm22x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X 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
SocketSocket AM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2019 5 November 2020
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5600X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

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