AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
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 44 43
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Top speed 3.9 GHz 4 GHz
Rated power 65 W 95 W
Games at recommended 176 170
Released20182017
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 meets
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 better than the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X for gaming?
Yes — 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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 for the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X.