Ryzen 5 2600X vs Ryzen 7 4700U specs and performance
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 4700U performs better than the Ryzen 5 2600X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 5 2600X in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 4700U has slightly more cores than the Ryzen 5 2600X. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 4700U has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Ryzen 5 2600X. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 2600X has more threads than the Ryzen 7 4700U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 2600X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 4700U. Also, the Ryzen 5 2600X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 4700U outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 2600X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 7 4700U has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 5 2600X. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 2600X has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 7 4700U.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 2600X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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