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Ryzen 5 2600

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 73.3% (331st of 1442)

Based on 179,588 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00800F82 Model: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor

The Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

Poor: 67%Average: 73.3% Great: 81%
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 averaged 26.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 76.6Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 108Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is just 13.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 800Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 621Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 179,588 samples)
Rank 33173.3%
Min Avg Max
67.8 Memory 76.6 83.8
84.3 1-Core 108 118
163 2-Core 210 232
73.9% 132 Pts
Min Avg Max
297 4-Core 377 446
508 8-Core 621 676
61% 499 Pts
Min Avg Max
676 64-Core 800 889
49.5% 800 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 239
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 776
77% 626 Pts
64-Core 943
58% 943 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
84% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 233
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 689
71% 571 Pts
64-Core 914
57% 914 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 230
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 700
68% 560 Pts
64-Core 891
55% 891 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 78.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 227
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 688
70% 564 Pts
64-Core 861
53% 861 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
77.7% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 212
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 640
63% 513 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
75.5% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 207
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 643
63% 517 Pts
64-Core 847
52% 847 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
75.4% Very good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 226
76% 138 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 653
65% 528 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
72.4% Very good
Memory 74.3
1-Core 111
2-Core 217
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 621
61% 500 Pts
64-Core 839
52% 839 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
71.8% Very good
Memory 73.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 212
73% 132 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 613
60% 495 Pts
64-Core 808
50% 808 Pts
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MSRP ≈ $200 @ launch in Apr '18
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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,594x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,285x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples980x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples668x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples419x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples346x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples425x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $437

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 Comments

CPUPro
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Official site www.amd.com/...

Based on the new 12 nm "Pinnacle Ridge" silicon with higher clock speeds...

Added 6 years ago.
USA-User
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9,838

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

HRV-User
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2,322

Poor

6 months ago.

its a very good little processor, never heats up above 100C.

CPUPro
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2,072

Good

6 years ago.

CRI-User
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1,218

Excellent

2 years ago.

so far so good, it was cheap and it does the job

BHR-User
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670

Poor

23 months ago.

good price for excellent performance

rai7
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42

Good

5 years ago.

nearly identical to the 1600x apart from it being way more energy efficient with 65 watts compared to 1600x's 95 watt tdp. worth the money

Drezik99
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22

Excellent

5 years ago.

Better for OC than its X version

_LTG_
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16

Excellent

5 years ago.

Absolutely amazing speed and great value for the money. OCs like a dream.

mark121m
Avatar level
14

Excellent

5 years ago.

loving my build, price to performance, now clocked @ 4.15ghz with a Deepcool Gammax 400 cooler. Cinabench @ 1433 cpu & 172 single

Tugboat_Blu
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12

Excellent

5 years ago.

Very cheap but powerful

xuanvinhhue
Avatar level
8

Excellent

4 years ago.

easily OC to 4100 with any decent cooler, outperform 2600x in cinebench r20 with 3400 MHZ timing from ryzen dram calculator

athosdewitt
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8

Excellent

4 years ago.

+ i don't really need OC at load stays at ~ 3.7 on 4 cores and 3.9 on 2 cores max 1.3v I dislike about overclocking the fixed voltage even when cores downclocks idle to 1500mhz but i think i have a good batch because does 4.2 below 1.35v maybe with a high end graphic card and 144hz panel worth

mikel1982
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6

Excellent

5 years ago.

Huge bang for buck. With factory cooler 4.0 is easily attainable with modest temps in the 38-40 deg. range at idle.

SlimShady1337
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6

Excellent

4 years ago.

Its Amazing for 6 Cores 12 threads, With ryzen 7 RGB heatsink with this CPU had to buy it separately.

JiMiKi
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6

Excellent

4 years ago.

Awesome value CPU with solid performance at a low price

OCGerry
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6

Good

3 years ago.

Great overclocking potential in combination with fast RAM and a decent cooling system.

Manganakus
Avatar level
6

Excellent

14 months ago.

Bought at a ridiculous price and still doing the job !

PrinceTexasLoaf
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4

Excellent

4 years ago.

I only oc mine up to around 3.9 ghz It can go higher but the voltage has to be raised quite a bit I sadly lost the silicone lottery

DaddlMeister
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4

Excellent

2 years ago.

This processor has been sitting on my motherboard for 4 years now and has never given any problems. It has always been free of lags or processor problems.

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