Ryzen 5 2600 or 2600X?

[anotheruser2]

Have a quick question.

I don't plan to overclock.
I don't stream.
I play a few games but think more The Sims than Battlefront 2. But I may get into more intense games in the future.
It'll be going into a Gigabyte B450M Ds3h motherboard.

Should I go for the Ryzen 5 2600 or 2600x?

The 2600x is about £20 more expensive but if that means I get about a 10% boost, over the life of the PC, it'll be worth it I think.
But the power draw of the X puts me off a little and I don't know if I would really make sure of the extras it gives.

 

[General_Cool]

I would recommend you go for the Ryzen 5 2600 and do a 10%-15% overclock depending on the cooler you buy. If you go with the stock cooler, overclock until you see high temperatures. You will get more bang for your buck.

EDIT: Sorry, I didn't pay attention to the "I don't plan to overclock" part. I would stick recommend you go for the 2600 and save the money.

 

[Adrian Ocampo]

With your use case, you are better off with the 2600. If power is concern 2600. If not over clocking 2600. If youll get to more intense games, upgrade the GPU because 2600 will be fine in the future.

 

[anotheruser2]

Thanks for your answers

 

[jonathansoko]

I was faced with this same decision a few days ago. Seeing that the 2600 is going for 150$ right now, it was no question in my case. I went with the 2600 due to price to performance.

 

[General_Cool]

Thanks for your answers

You should probably mark this thread as answered with one of our replies just so other users know its answered. Cheers.

 

[d1versify]

Does 2600 gets overclocked easily and automatically? Or it's typical OC progress like in the past years?