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Ryzen 5 2600

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

Average Bench: 75.3% (91st of 1206)

Based on 299,991 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]

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Poor: 65%Average: 75.3% Great: 82%
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 averaged 24.7% 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. Single Core Mixed Speed 111Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 217Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is just 17.1%. 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 907Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 694Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 299,991 samples)
Rank 9175.3%
Min Avg Max
101 1-Core 111 118
189 2-Core 217 236
77.4% 164 Pts
Min Avg Max
349 4-Core 420 471
616 8-Core 694 783
70.5% 557 Pts
Min Avg Max
803 64-Core 907 1,002
60.9% 907 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
86.2% Excellent
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
87% 185 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 832
83% 661 Pts
64-Core 1,046
70% 1,046 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
81.1% Excellent
1-Core 117
2-Core 228
82% 173 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 722
75% 591 Pts
64-Core 992
67% 992 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
76.1% Very good
1-Core 115
2-Core 221
80% 168 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 692
70% 554 Pts
64-Core 912
61% 912 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
75.3% Very good
1-Core 108
2-Core 213
76% 161 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 730
73% 579 Pts
64-Core 889
60% 889 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 24,129,006 CPUs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $200 @ launch in Apr '18
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Gaming 56%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $112

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $120Bench 75%, 299,991 samples10,532x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $131Bench 57%, 335,823 samples3,861x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $339Bench 85%, 118,668 samples2,352x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $277Bench 57%, 750,397 samples2,165x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $79Bench 108%, 255,336 samples2,514x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $65Bench 108%, 76,949 samples1,067x
A400 240GBKingston  $32Bench 62%, 121,626 samples963x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 294,777 samples4,339x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 86%, 177,937 samples2,271x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 88%, 100,526 samples1,497x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $505

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,282

Official site www.amd.com/...

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

Added 21 months ago.
USA-User
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6,138

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

15 hrs ago.

Pro gamers avoid AMD for a reason...

GBR-User
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3,888

Excellent

20 hrs ago.

fantastic processor great value

DEU-User
Avatar level
3,877

Excellent

3 days ago.

This CPU is awesome just like AMD. Keep it up AMD

HKG-User
Avatar level
3,812

Excellent

1 month ago.

best perf per dollar CPU in 2018

FRA-User
Avatar level
3,193

Excellent

20 hrs ago.

très performant pour le gta rp

ITA-User
Avatar level
2,809

Excellent

21 hrs ago.

Best value cpu, great price in comparison to performances

ESP-User
Avatar level
2,701

Excellent

1 day ago.

amazing performance for the price

NLD-User
Avatar level
2,306

Excellent

1 day ago.

i like amd and it is cheap

CZE-User
Avatar level
2,282

Good

11 days ago.

ARG-User
Avatar level
2,268

Excellent

21 days ago.

Best budget cpu, aslo its extremely powerful

GRC-User
Avatar level
2,127

Excellent

25 days ago.

Wonderful processor for both desktop and workstation

MYS-User
Avatar level
2,059

Good

3 days ago.

cheaper and works very well with variety of games

SRB-User
Avatar level
1,910

Excellent

4 hrs ago.

There isn't better for this money :D

BGR-User
Avatar level
1,906

Good

1 day ago.

Best price to performance CPU overall.

PAK-User
Avatar level
1,898

Good

20 days ago.

Super affordable, powerful, overclockable, amazing CPU.

SWE-User
Avatar level
1,892

Excellent

25 days ago.

very good very good good price

ZAF-User
Avatar level
1,796

Good

1 month ago.

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

FIN-User
Avatar level
1,708

Excellent

9 days ago.

It is the cpu for its price and specs than i5 9400f

LTU-User
Avatar level
1,570

Good

5 days ago.

it does everything i need it to

SGP-User
Avatar level
1,344

Excellent

26 days ago.

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

CPUPro
Avatar level
1,282

Good

22 months ago.

MKD-User
Avatar level
860

Excellent

1 month ago.

i have it and its runs every today game and its very fast

ECU-User
Avatar level
823

Excellent

1 month ago.

tiene un buen precio y ofrece mucho

BHR-User
Avatar level
386

Excellent

1 month ago.

good price for excellent performance

ColdSpy
Avatar level
282

Good

1 month ago.

6 cores 12 thread at sub-150 price is a surprisingly good CPU at that price range.

rai7
Avatar level
42

Good

10 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
Avatar level
32

Excellent

15 months ago.

Performance/price. Praise the competition

Zar1
Avatar level
28

Excellent

7 months ago.

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

ninjagamer22
Avatar level
24

Excellent

7 months ago.

Great processor.

GNUWIN95
Avatar level
24

Excellent

6 months ago.

great for the money, can't be beaten

djzgfx
Avatar level
22

Excellent

13 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!

TeaEqualsLife
Avatar level
18

Excellent

16 months ago.

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

Drezik99
Avatar level
16

Excellent

15 months ago.

Better for OC than its X version

_LTG_
Avatar level
16

Excellent

14 months ago.

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

mark121m
Avatar level
14

Excellent

10 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
Avatar level
12

Excellent

10 months ago.

Very cheap but powerful

Sopnil
Avatar level
12

Excellent

6 months ago.

Nice to see

OKHI233
Avatar level
8

Excellent

5 days ago.

A good processor for mid-range build. Just a little bit weak at gaming than Core i5-8400 or other processors from Intel.

xuanvinhhue
Avatar level
8

Excellent

3 months ago.

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

0liver243
Avatar level
6

Excellent

13 months ago.

dank

SlimShady1337
Avatar level
6

Excellent

7 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

8 months ago.

Awesome value CPU with solid performance at a low price

GameSharkN64
Avatar level
4

Good

20 months ago.

I own it :)

mikel1982
Avatar level
4

Excellent

13 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.

Sylentium
Avatar level
4

Excellent

13 months ago.

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

Altair88
Avatar level
4

Excellent

12 months ago.

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

TridentMint
Avatar level
4

Good

12 months ago.

cheap and good

PrinceTexasLoaf
Avatar level
4

Excellent

3 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

Ivesta
Avatar level
4

Excellent

1 month ago.

Really good value processor.

Jollygoodusernm
Avatar level
2

Excellent

20 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

15 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

12 months ago.

Love This CPU had it for Ages!

kalhamm3r
Avatar level
2

Excellent

11 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

10 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

9 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

7 months ago.

Use this CPU myself and it's great

MemorieMan
Avatar level
2

Excellent

2 months ago.

the ryzen 5 2600 is a beast and so easy to overclock

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