Non x vs x Ryzen

[P-Body]

Hi,

 

i am planning on buying the new Ryzen CPUs soon and looking at the 2600. I just wanted to know what is the difference is between the two as i thought that the x version was that you could overclock   and the non x you can't ( like intel k vs non k) but someone in my other post said  that you can overclock the non x so i'm a bit confused. http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-2600X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-2600/3956vs3955 here is a comparison yes i know 5% is not much but what is the actual difference and the price is about £50 between the two. 

 

Thanks

[asus killer]

you can overclock any ryzen. There is no difference in the x vs non x if you plan on overclocking and you should.

[Lurick]

Base clock and boost clock is different between them, I think it's 200MHz difference. The cooler they come with is also different.

[P-Body]

5 minutes ago, asus killer said:

you can overclock any ryzen. There is no difference in the x vs non x if you plan on overclocking and you should.

but what if i don't plan on overclocking what one is better then?

 

[Zeitec]

8 minutes ago, P-Body said:

Hi,

 

i am planning on buying the new Ryzen CPUs soon and looking at the 2600. I just wanted to know what is the difference is between the two as i thought that the x version was that you could overclock   and the non x you can't ( like intel k vs non k) but someone in my other post said  that you can overclock the non x so i'm a bit confused. http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-2600X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-2600/3956vs3955 here is a comparison yes i know 5% is not much but what is the actual difference and the price is about £50 between the two. 

 

Thanks

I would just take the 2600x, and use the stock cooler. You'd be getting the same performance and cost as a 2600 overclocked (you'd have to buy a $30 cooler to match the 2600x's clockspeeds) for the same cost without having to overclock.

[sazrocks]

Just now, P-Body said:

but what if i don't plan on overclocking what one is better then?

 

The 2600x will perform better.

[seon123]

1 minute ago, P-Body said:

but what if i don't plan on overclocking what one is better then?

 

With Ryzen, you do overclock. So the 2600 is cheaper, and will perform the same. 

[Zeitec]

Just now, seon123 said:

With Ryzen, you do overclock. So the 2600 is cheaper, and will perform the same. 

Yeah but in order to overclock you need to buy a $30 cooler anyways because the wraith stealth will not overclock the 2600 anywhere near 2600x levels of performance, bringing the price to match the 2600x except the 2600x just gives you the performance of the 2600 overclocked without having to do the work. The 2600x is the winner this generation. 

[asus killer]

1 minute ago, Zeitec said:

Yeah but in order to overclock you need to buy a $30 cooler anyways because the wraith stealth will not overclock the 2600 anywhere near 2600x levels of performance, bringing the price to match the 2600x except the 2600x just gives you the performance of the 2600 overclocked without having to do the work. The 2600x is the winner this generation. 

is that really true? you can overclock the 1600 with the stock cooler, and the 2600 is even better at handling temperatures. Seems odd? 

[Zeitec]

Just now, asus killer said:

is that really true? you can overclock the 1600 with the stock cooler, and the 2600 is even better at handling temperatures. Seems odd? 

The 2600x and 1600 came/come with the Wraith Spire, the 2600 comes with the Wraith Stealth which is what the Ryzen 3 chips came with last generation. In other words, they downgraded the cooler for the 2600 and gave it to the 2600x.