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Ryzen 5 2600

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

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Average Bench: 74.4% (72nd of 1182)

Based on 191,566 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 money, especially for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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Poor: 63%Average: 74.4% Great: 83%
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 averaged 25.6% 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. Single Core Mixed Speed 110Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 216Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is 20.4%. 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 905Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 692Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 191,566 samples)
Rank 7274.4%
Min Avg Max
99 1-Core 110 118
186 2-Core 216 236
77.1% 163 Pts
Min Avg Max
348 4-Core 419 470
602 8-Core 692 789
70.3% 555 Pts
Min Avg Max
777 64-Core 905 1,007
60.8% 905 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Extreme
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
84.9% Excellent
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
85% 179 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 741
78% 611 Pts
64-Core 931
62% 931 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
82.7% Excellent
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
86% 183 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 739
77% 602 Pts
64-Core 998
67% 998 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
67.2% Good
1-Core 109
2-Core 219
77% 164 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 656
64% 515 Pts
64-Core 916
62% 916 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
62.9% Good
1-Core 107
2-Core 194
72% 150 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 650
62% 499 Pts
64-Core 872
59% 872 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
60.6% Good
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
71% 152 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 604
59% 469 Pts
64-Core 811
54% 811 Pts
191,566 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,493,799 CPUs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $200 @ launch in Apr '18
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Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 62%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $115

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 74%, 191,566 samples7,499x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $169Bench 70%, 235,035 samples2,585x
RTX 2060-6GBNvidia  $340Bench 107%, 70,251 samples1,537x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $270Bench 70%, 699,084 samples1,521x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 108%, 165,643 samples1,643x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $62Bench 109%, 54,416 samples766x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $52Bench 105%, 87,201 samples643x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 85%, 212,561 samples2,728x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 88%, 120,623 samples1,359x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 88%, 67,386 samples973x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $559

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,257

Official site www.amd.com/...

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

Added 16 months ago.
USA-User
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5,508

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

20 hrs ago.

GBR-User
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3,540

Poor

18 hrs ago.

bes cpu i ever owned such good price to performance. GO TEAM RED

HKG-User
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3,498

Excellent

16 days ago.

best perf per dollar CPU in 2018

RUS-User
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3,380

Excellent

6 days ago.

very good quality, very good price for today!

TUR-User
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3,350

Excellent

1 day ago.

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FRA-User
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2,939

Excellent

7 days ago.

This is a Legend Prozessor for this Price

ITA-User
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2,583

Poor

1 month ago.

Very fast, doesn't heat up a lot like my old intel core i5

ESP-User
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2,499

Excellent

6 days ago.

dsdsd

AUS-User
Avatar level
2,422

Excellent

15 days ago.

Great performance for value especially when you take into account the power usage. Got one for my daughter and now one for myself. Replacing my 8 YO i7 2600K mainly because the inability to get a modern MOBO for my older processor.

CZE-User
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2,136

Excellent

6 days ago.

ARG-User
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2,096

Excellent

1 month ago.

Rapido y confiable. Precio calidad un 10

GRC-User
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1,969

Good

3 days ago.

Wonderful processor for both desktop and workstation

THA-User
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1,902

Excellent

13 hrs ago.

Better than Intel with the same price

TWN-User
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1,874

Excellent

20 hrs ago.

High value within cheaper price, excellent for non-OC users.

COL-User
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1,834

Excellent

28 days ago.

Exelente procesador con un bajo precio para su rendimiento

BGR-User
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1,776

Good

4 hrs ago.

Best price to performance CPU overall.

PAK-User
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1,700

Excellent

2 months ago.

Super affordable, powerful, overclockable, amazing CPU.

ZAF-User
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1,602

Excellent

17 days ago.

Easy to overclock to 4 Ghz and super stable at 4 with great performance

FIN-User
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1,576

Excellent

29 days ago.

I think it's best value for money.

LTU-User
Avatar level
1,508

Excellent

1 day ago.

it does everything i need it to

SGP-User
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1,276

Excellent

1 month ago.

have one, affordable, good performance, what else can I ask for?

CPUPro
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1,257

Good

16 months ago.

ECU-User
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737

Excellent

9 months ago.

tiene un buen precio y ofrece mucho

quantumniko
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296

Excellent

16 months ago.

finally

rai7
Avatar level
42

Good

5 months 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

AmaSplit
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32

Excellent

10 months ago.

Performance/price. Praise the competition

Zar1
Avatar level
28

Excellent

2 month ago.

Really nice CPU, that is very affordable. Overclocks very well, and handles gaming perfectly.

ninjagamer22
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24

Excellent

2 months ago.

Great processor.

djzgfx
Avatar level
22

Excellent

8 months ago.

Got this beauty on sale at 119 on newegg. Great price to performance. Outperforms my overclocked 7700k on many tasks. Used it for my friend's editing rig build. No complaints!

ExecutableFiles
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22

Excellent

3 months ago.

Amazing cpu for the price, great overclocking potential, amazing multitasking!

GNUWIN95
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20

Excellent

30 days ago.

great for the money, can't be beaten

TeaEqualsLife
Avatar level
18

Excellent

11 months ago.

Brilliant CPU that can be overclocked to have much better performance than the 2600x.

Drezik99
Avatar level
16

Excellent

10 months ago.

Better for OC than its X version

_LTG_
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16

Excellent

9 months ago.

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

mark121m
Avatar level
14

Excellent

5 months 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

4 months ago.

Very cheap but powerful

Sopnil
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12

Excellent

1 month ago.

Nice to see

OKHI233
Avatar level
8

Excellent

6 months ago.

AMD YES!

SlimShady1337
Avatar level
6

Excellent

2 months ago.

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

JiMiKi
Avatar level
6

Excellent

3 months ago.

Awesome value CPU with solid performance at a low price

GameSharkN64
Avatar level
4

Good

15 months ago.

I own it :)

mikel1982
Avatar level
4

Excellent

8 months ago.

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

0liver243
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4

Excellent

7 months ago.

dank

Sylentium
Avatar level
4

Excellent

7 months ago.

theres no better cpu available yet with a better price/performance

Altair88
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4

Excellent

7 months ago.

Amazing CPU ! One of the best Price/performance value !!!

TridentMint
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4

Good

7 months ago.

cheap and good

Jollygoodusernm
Avatar level
2

Excellent

15 months ago.

Low TDP, was able to OC to 4325mhz using EVGA 240 cooling kit. A slight upgrade for gaming when compared to old sandy bridge i5's but vastly superior in all other uses. Do I need 6 cores? Probably not, but it's nice to have when multitasking. The Ryzen 2600 will likely last just as long as the 2500k did for me, an exceptional value!

Galva
Avatar level
2

Excellent

10 months ago.

Powerfull, No Lag, but most of all it's CHEAP. 'cuz i'm a Price Over Performance's person

BBBB
Avatar level
2

Good

7 months ago.

Love This CPU had it for Ages!

kalhamm3r
Avatar level
2

Excellent

6 months ago.

Superb value, and it crushes almost everything i throw at it, ESPECIALLY when you compare PRICE to PERFORMANCE ratio... it's simply unbeatable. Cheers.

Conza
Avatar level
2

Excellent

5 months ago.

It is the goldilocks of CPUs in 2018, has just enough frequency, plenty of cores and threads and it's unlocked on relatively cheap motherboards.

nayman898
Avatar level
2

Excellent

3 months ago.

Great CPU for its price, it powers through a lot of games and holds its own quite well in rendering and CPU intensive tasks. It can be overclocked relatively nicely, from its stock 3.4 I have mine up to 4.25 with a custom loop LC and it boosts to about 4.8. Huge step up from the ancient BullDozer architecture of the FX series

Eternal_Ohm
Avatar level
2

Excellent

1 month ago.

Use this CPU myself and it's great

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