AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 43 44
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Top speed 4 GHz 3.9 GHz
Rated power 95 W 65 W
Games at recommended 170 176
Released20172018
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 meets
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X better than the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 scores 44 and the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 43.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 for the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X, and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600.