AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400G tests and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, Blender, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, MATLAB, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Prime95, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Blender, 3DMark, 7zip, PassMark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Last Man Standing
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fortnite
Fallout 76
Cyberpunk 2077
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Borderlands 3
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Watch Dogs Legion
Apex Legends

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2400G or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5600X

56%

Ryzen 5 2400G

52%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5600X is 7% better than Ryzen 5 2400G. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600X

55%

Ryzen 5 2400G

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Metro Exodus, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.1	91.5
Valorant	110.4	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.8	58.2
Apex Legends	103.8	97.7
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	77.9
Overwatch	89.4	84.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	71.7
DOOM Eternal	55.2	52.0
Warzone	86.1	81.1
Assassin's Creed	92.7	87.3
Valheim	91.6	86.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600X

90%

Ryzen 5 2400G

44%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5600X is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2400G as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	155
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1970	811
Cinbench 20 Single-core	604	391
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4562	1922
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1572	1021
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11268	4800

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Single-Core	3352	2182
Multi-Core	22120	8739

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Single-Core	1768	866
Multi-Core	8968	3390

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Announcement date	November 05, 2020	February 12, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Vermeer	Raven Ridge
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen
Generation	5	2
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	3MB	2MB
L3 cache	32MB	4MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000065 100-100000065BOX 100-100000065MPK	YD2400C5M4MFB YD2400C5FBBOX YD2400C5FBMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5600X is 2% better than Ryzen 5 2400G in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 5600X has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 2400G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2400G is better: 2
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Ryzen 5 2400G before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2400G specs and review.