AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, Gears 5, WPrime, PassMark, Blender, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, RealBench, 3DMark, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 or AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 5980HX

58%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 5980HX is 6% better than Ryzen 5 PRO 2600. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 5980HX

54%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that 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 little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Control, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.8	94.0
Valorant	110.0	106.8
Cyberpunk 2077	61.6	59.8
Apex Legends	103.4	100.4
Call of Duty Warzone	82.5	80.1
Overwatch	89.1	86.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.9	73.7
DOOM Eternal	55.0	53.4
Warzone	85.8	83.3
Assassin's Creed	92.4	89.7
Valheim	91.3	88.6

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 9 5980HX

114%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

To make a finishing choice 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 9 5980HX is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn 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 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 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	247	172
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2394	1347
Cinbench 20 Single-core	576	442
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5248	2976
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1490	1145
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13354	7928

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	3190	2281
Multi-Core	26405	13702

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	1551	1059
Multi-Core	8595	5863

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	April 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Cezanne	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Generation	5	2
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache	4MB	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000474	YD260BBBM6IAF YD260BBBAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is 2% better than Ryzen 9 5980HX in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 5980HX has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 PRO 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 9 5980HX is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is better: 2
All the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 specs and review.