Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Spec score
Spec score 59
$152
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 7600X against Ryzen 7 8700G
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Spec score
Spec score 59
$265
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
61 vs 66 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
55 vs 60 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 5 7600Xleft
65 vs 63 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7600Xleft
65 vs 61 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 5 7600Xleft
65 vs 60 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
51 vs 54 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
46 vs 50 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
Ryzen 7 8700Gright
50 vs 54 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 7600X: 59
Ryzen 7 8700G: 59
level
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7600X: 67
Ryzen 7 8700G: 58
9 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 7600X: 36
Ryzen 7 8700G: 40
4 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 7600X: 72
Ryzen 7 8700G: 80
8 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 7600X: 32.8
Ryzen 7 8700G: 22.3
47%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 7600X: $180
Ryzen 7 8700G: $265
$85to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 7600X: 6
Ryzen 7 8700G: 8
33%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 7600X: 12
Ryzen 7 8700G: 16
33%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 7600X: 5.3 GHz
Ryzen 7 8700G: 5.1 GHz
4%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 7600X: 142 W
Ryzen 7 8700G: 88 W
61%to the right
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 7600X leads in games by 16%.
- The Ryzen 7 8700G has 11% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 7 8700G is 11% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 7600X typically costs $85 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 7600X is the better buy: 32.8 points per $100 against 22.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 7600X | Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 4 (Radeon 780M) |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 8 / 16 (better) |
| Base clock | 4.7 GHz (better) | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.3 GHz (better) | 5.1 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 105 / 142 W | 65 / 88 W (better) |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2022 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $180 (better) | $265 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.