I will use the pc for gaming, so is the 0.9GHz clock speed and 6MB cache diference going to give me enhanced performance?
I will use the pc for gaming, so is the 0.9GHz clock speed and 6MB cache diference going to give me enhanced performance?
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You will see it in synthetic benchmarks. In real day to day use or games there will be no noticable difference between the two.
If you won’t OC or use an aftermarket cooler buy the 7600.
but please mind 7600x is without the cooler!
It depends on the resolution your playing. If you play at 4k almost none. At 1440p and 1080p 10 fps max. As for productivity they are almost the same. If you can use those 13€ somewhere else then go for 7600. If not then go with the 7600X.
In general(most of the times) the X and non-X don’t have many differences. If you want a jump in perfomance then consider 7700x which is 305€ but still don’t expect much boost in higher resolutions(unless there is a utilization of the extra cores).
They are basically the same cpu but with a different stock profile. You can turn a 7600X into a 7600 and vice versa, by messing around in the BIOS. The 7600X might have a better silicon on average, but we are talking about margin of error differences here.
5% difference in performance with a higher power draw.
I generally recommend the non-X models for the Ryzen 7600/7700/7900 CPUs. They are essentially just as fast (maybe 1-3% difference in a few scenarios) but draw significantly less power, and they’re usually cheaper.
The X-models are set up to run well outside the efficiency curve for some reason, but you can also run them in Eco Mode and get essentially the same as the non-X CPUs.
Does anyone know if there is a difference when it comes to memory tubing between the two?
I’d get the non X, the stock cooler helps the resell value
No
When you turn on PBO, there is a very minor difference
The difference boils down to how hungry you are… that same €13 can be used to get yourself McDonald’s or whatever.
If you’re not hungry, the 7600x is pretty nice.
If your not going to use the stock cooler the non x comes with id just get the 7600x with a cheep budget cooler like peerless assassin 120 / phantom spirit 120.
It’s just 13€. Get the better one
Non X is actually better in terms of efficiency
I had the similar dilemma so I just went with the X cause it sounded cool, monkey brain.
7600 and 7600X is the EXACT SAME CPU. You will most likely not use a GPU powerful enough to notice a difference at all. The Caches for both the CPU is the same, Check AMD website for specs please.
Might as well, 2 days without pack of beer
The 900MHz base clock difference doesn’t really mean anything here for gaming as long as it is cooled sufficiently.
The difference you should care about is the boost clock difference, and you will never notice the difference between 5.3GHz and 5.1GHz, that’s around a 3% difference.
It will only make a difference if you’re cpu bound too, which is not going to happen with a 6800.
If you’re hard CPU bound and getting 100fps on the 7600x, you’d get around 97 with the 7600.
In my opinion it’s not worth it. You’ll never notice the difference, and it’s a crapshoot anyways. Especially if you plan on overlocking.
I once had a 3600 that I could clock higher than a 3600x I had in another build, so the ‘x’ doesn’t even guarantee the silicon quality. It’ll just be slightly faster out of the box .
7600X is a little bit better
Nope
About a 15c difference
Honestly, the 7600 is just fine. Similar performance with PBO turned on. And it doesn’t need anything more than a 40 dollar cooler.
Personally if I can spare 13USD I can afford the computer.
Also, the difference is more like 30USD with a decent cool, so yes.
13€ is almost a free cooler. An Assassin King or the Arctic Freezer 36 both go for 20 bucks
7600 is better
The 7600 is a 65W TDP part, and the 7600X is 105W. In a tower I’d still go with the 7600X just for the sake of a few percent because I can put a beefy cooler on it, but in a small case I’d get the 7600 without blinking because 65W is a lot easier to cool.
7600x is gonna be slightly better especially when you undervolt as its binned higher, other than that they are the same. They both have the same amount of cache btw as they are the same chip, the 7600 is just a lower grade silicon, its a typo.
Plus the non x comes with a cooler so thats some more money to save.
But still, they are so close in price either choice works about the same imo.
If you want a higher tier, choose the 7700 instead.
Are AMD X-suffix processors like Intel X-series processors, and can’t be overclocked?
Nah that’s too much
I would buy the € difference if there was a cache memory improvement. Even more so If you’re buying a cooler. Even if the benchmarks show little differences. CPU are general purpose hardware, and benchmarks are single or multi task measurements, they are important but will never fully measure a chip capabilities.
That being said, i think it’s an error by the vendor, they are supposed to have the same memory and basically be the same chip with different factory settings. I try to keep my base clock as low as possible for power saving (and noise reduction). The way i overclocked my 7900x makes it the best as it can be on single thread with some noise and the best it can be while staying silent in multi-thread. Total system power draw is at 74w in idle and 200w on full load, except for when both gpu and cpu are in full demand (which is basically never outside of stress test).
or 7500f for 160€ for anti-consumer sigma male budget energy
I reckon it’s worth $13 just to say you have the X version… sounds cooler. Real world differences are tiny
Well, duh. If you’re already buying another cooler go for the X model
I’d say the X is worth the 13€. The difference doesn’t seem like much, but considering games becoming more and more multi threaded, having a higher all core clock makes the bottleneck smaller. Also the 7600x behaves like a 7600 in eco mode, if energy consumption is of any condern to you.
Clock speed is not as important as the L3 cache increase. Yes it’s definitely worth especially if you have a cooler or getting one anyway
7600x has no cooler and higher clock speeds, better overall perofrmance. You must have a dedicated gpu to get a display output from your PC.
7600 has an iGPU. The stock cooler will struggle to maintain boost clocks for long periods of time and should be upgraded if you want to get all the power out of it.
Both will perform very well in any gaming setup.
It’s not especially that 7600x doesn’t have a cooler (you can sell it for 10€ or something if you don’t need it making the price difference even bigger) the difference in performance between these 2 is like 1-2% and you can OC 7600 to basically a 7600x level easily.
EDIT: I tweaked curve in PBO settings and allowed 200MHz more boost in BIOS (so it’s not even an actual hard OC) and I hit 15000-15150 in Cinebench if you’re curious. I do however get up to 90-95W power usage when at stock it shouldn’t go above 65W iirc.
No, overclocking non-X to same power profile as of X gives same performance+ you get a lower power profile to run silent
Yeah lol
Yes
Skroutz?
7600 all day everyday
Skroutz?
They’re both good. Your results may vary, but I got my 7600 up to 5.2 GHz before my $36 (about 32.5€) air cooler couldn’t keep it below 90° under load. If you aren’t interested in overclocking and don’t care about the power, the higher factory speed on the 7600x is worth 13€.