AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, PCMark 10, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Blender, Handbrake, SuperPi, 3DMark, MATLAB, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, Furmark, Prime95, RealBench.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or AMD Ryzen 7 5800U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 5800U

56%

Ryzen 5 2600X

54%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 5800U is 3% better than Ryzen 5 2600X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 5800U

54%

Ryzen 5 2600X

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	94.6
Valorant	108.4	107.5
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	60.2
Apex Legends	101.9	101.1
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	80.6
Overwatch	87.8	87.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	74.2
DOOM Eternal	54.2	53.8
Warzone	84.5	83.9
Assassin's Creed	91.0	90.3
Valheim	89.9	89.3

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, FullHD or 4K. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 5800U

244%

Ryzen 5 2600X

39%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 5800U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2600X since it has less power consumption: 20W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads 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 make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	208	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2011	1380
Cinbench 20 Single-core	483	421
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4407	3048
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1201	1074
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12266	7514

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Single-Core	2679	2438
Multi-Core	22174	14033

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Single-Core	1468	1127
Multi-Core	7215	6497

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Announcement date	February 22, 2021	April 19, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Cezanne	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen
Generation	5	2
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	20 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache	4MB	3MB
L3 cache	32MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD260XBCM6IAF YD260XBCAFBOX YD260XBCAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 2600X is 47% better than Ryzen 7 5800U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 5800U has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 2600X. 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 7 5800U is better: 32
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is better: 3
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600X specs and review.