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Ryzen 5 2600

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

Average Bench: 72.8% (304th of 1404)

Based on 446,215 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: 62%Average: 72.8% Great: 83%
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 27.1% 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 76.1Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 107Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is 21.3%. 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 795Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 619Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 446,215 samples)
Rank 30472.8%
Min Avg Max
65.1 Memory 76.1 84.5
85.1 1-Core 107 119
156 2-Core 207 235
73.2% 130 Pts
Min Avg Max
292 4-Core 375 457
476 8-Core 619 704
60.7% 497 Pts
Min Avg Max
619 64-Core 795 901
49.2% 795 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 88.6
1-Core 131
2-Core 261
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 846
84% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,011
63% 1,011 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 77.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 238
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 683
72% 576 Pts
64-Core 872
54% 872 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
79.4% Very good
Memory 79.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 231
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 701
69% 565 Pts
64-Core 923
57% 923 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
73.5% Very good
Memory 74.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 220
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 635
63% 513 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
72.7% Very good
Memory 73.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 223
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 638
62% 512 Pts
64-Core 854
53% 854 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $80

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $193Bench 73%, 446,215 samples2,965x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $189Bench 52%, 861,249 samples1,069x
RX 570AMD  $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples815x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $228Bench 71%, 428,800 samples773x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples573x
A400 480GBKingston  $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples343x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples292x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples505x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $46Bench 84%, 287,720 samples343x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $522

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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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USA-User
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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

5 days ago.

HRV-User
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2,180

Good

2 months ago.

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

CPUPro
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2,053

Good

4 years ago.

CRI-User
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1,162

Excellent

13 months ago.

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

BHR-User
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612

Poor

10 months ago.

good price for excellent performance

rai7
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42

Good

4 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

4 years ago.

Better for OC than its X version

_LTG_
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16

Excellent

4 years ago.

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

mark121m
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14

Excellent

4 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

3 years ago.

Very cheap but powerful

xuanvinhhue
Avatar level
8

Excellent

3 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

2 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

4 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

3 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

3 years ago.

Awesome value CPU with solid performance at a low price

OCGerry
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6

Good

2 years ago.

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

Manganakus
Avatar level
6

Excellent

1 month ago.

Bought at a ridiculous price and still doing the job !

PrinceTexasLoaf
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4

Excellent

3 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

14 months 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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