Core i7-9750H vs Ryzen 5 2600X

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The Core i7-9750H and the Ryzen 5 2600X are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The Core i7-9750H has 6 cores and 12 threads, and the Ryzen 5 2600X has 6 cores and 12 threads. Core counts are the same, so cache size and clock speed decide the difference. Boost clocks are 4.5 GHz and 4.25 GHz.

Platform, power and price

The Core i7-9750H uses the BGA socket and the Ryzen 5 2600X uses AM4, so they need different motherboards, and often different memory. When you compare prices, count the board as well as the chip.

Rated power is 45 W for the first and 95 W for the second. That difference changes the cooler you need, and it shows up in heat and noise.

We do not have launch prices for both chips, so we cannot compare value.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Core i7-9750H can feed a card up to the Radeon RX 7600 XT before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Ryzen 5 2600X reaches the Radeon RX 7600 XT. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Core i7-9750H if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Ryzen 5 2600X if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.