AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, 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), MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Blender, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Gears 5, RealBench, 7zip, Prime95, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, PCMark 10, WPrime, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X.

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 PRO 2700X

55%

Ryzen 5 2600

54%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X is 1% better than Ryzen 5 2600. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

54%

Ryzen 5 2600

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 the cost of this processor reaches 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 final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Control, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.5	94.8
Valorant	109.6	107.8
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	60.4
Apex Legends	103.1	101.3
Call of Duty Warzone	82.2	80.8
Overwatch	88.8	87.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.7	74.4
DOOM Eternal	54.8	53.9
Warzone	85.5	84.1
Assassin's Creed	92.1	90.5
Valheim	91.0	89.5

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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 7 PRO 2700X

41%

Ryzen 5 2600

56%

To make a final 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 2600 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X since it has less power consumption: 95W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 PRO 2700X	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	191	164
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1656	1310
Cinbench 20 Single-core	456	374
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3721	2736
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1194	1024
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9822	7220

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Single-Core	2338	2280
Multi-Core	16795	13255

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Single-Core	1186	1104
Multi-Core	8324	6712

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. 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, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS 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 PRO 2700X	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Announcement date	April 01, 2018	April 19, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Pinnacle Ridge	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	Zen+	Zen+
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate		4 Ã— 8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	3800 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	95 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2933	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	768KB	576KB
L2 cache	4MB	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD27BXBAM88AF YD27BXBAAFMPK	YD2600BBM6IAF YD2600BBAFBOX YD2600BBAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X is 5% better than Ryzen 5 2600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 2600. 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 PRO 2700X is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is better: 4
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600 specs and review.