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Ryzen 5 2600

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

Average Bench: 76.4% (201st of 1316)

Based on 682,921 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: 76.4% Great: 84%
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 averaged 23.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 78.2Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 108Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is just 16.7%. 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 Mixed Speed 880Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 668Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 682,921 samples)
Rank 20176.4%
Min Avg Max
70.5 Memory 78.2 85.8
92.7 1-Core 108 116
181 2-Core 212 229
76.3% 133 Pts
Min Avg Max
324 4-Core 401 452
584 8-Core 668 749
67.6% 535 Pts
Min Avg Max
754 64-Core 880 971
59.1% 880 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
84% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 224
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 763
77% 609 Pts
64-Core 966
65% 966 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 747
75% 593 Pts
64-Core 823
55% 823 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 81.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 664
70% 547 Pts
64-Core 924
62% 924 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
79.4% Very good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 696
73% 571 Pts
64-Core 887
60% 887 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
77% Very good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 219
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 685
68% 538 Pts
64-Core 916
62% 916 Pts
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 Prices

MSRP ≈ $200 @ launch in Apr '18
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Gaming 47%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $68

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $187Bench 76%, 682,921 samples16,506x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $220Bench 54%, 782,613 samples7,385x
RX 570AMD  $150Bench 47%, 364,096 samples5,608x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 284,028 samples4,640x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $29Bench 66%, 307,480 samples3,616x
A400 480GBKingston  $49Bench 73%, 166,347 samples1,812x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 59%, 152,637 samples1,627x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples4,266x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $77Bench 84%, 507,810 samples3,061x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 85%, 253,738 samples2,157x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $578

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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...

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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

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AUS-User
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3,314

Good

1 month ago.

RYYYYYYYYYYZEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNN!

MEX-User
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3,292

Excellent

2 days ago.

Good cpu, best price and performance!

HRV-User
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1,984

Excellent

8 months ago.

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

CPUPro
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1,933

Good

3 years ago.

CRI-User
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1,062

Excellent

11 months ago.

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

BHR-User
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548

Excellent

21 months ago.

good price for excellent performance

rai7
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42

Good

2 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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20

Excellent

2 years ago.

Better for OC than its X version

_LTG_
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16

Excellent

2 years ago.

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

mark121m
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14

Excellent

2 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

2 years ago.

Very cheap but powerful

Sopnil
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12

Excellent

2 years ago.

Nice to see

0liver243
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8

Excellent

2 years ago.

dank

xuanvinhhue
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8

Excellent

24 months 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

17 months 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

2 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

2 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

2 years ago.

Awesome value CPU with solid performance at a low price

Ivesta
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6

Excellent

21 months ago.

Really good value processor.

OCGerry
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6

Good

14 months ago.

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

PrinceTexasLoaf
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4

Excellent

23 months 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

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