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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: 87.4% (59th of 1159)

Based on 150,951 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: 75%Average: 87.4% Great: 97%
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 averaged just 12.5% 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

Multi Core Integer Speed 882Pts
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 907Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is 21.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Single Core Integer Speed 106Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 111Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 150,951 samples)
Rank 5987.4%
Min Avg Max
95.6 SC Int 106 114
101 SC Float 115 124
99 SC Mixed 111 119
88.4% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
340 QC Int 407 454
352 QC Float 437 494
347 QC Mixed 422 473
95.7% 422 Pts
Min Avg Max
753 MC Int 882 981
816 MC Float 917 1,019
789 MC Mixed 907 1,014
135% 902 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Single core Quad core Multi core
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
96.3% Outstanding
SC Int 115
SC Float 124
SC Mixed 119
95% 119 Pts
QC Int 457
QC Float 480
QC Mixed 468
106% 468 Pts
MC Int 968
MC Float 1,002
MC Mixed 1,012
149% 994 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
91.7% Outstanding
SC Int 110
SC Float 120
SC Mixed 115
92% 115 Pts
QC Int 434
QC Float 456
QC Mixed 447
101% 445 Pts
MC Int 911
MC Float 946
MC Mixed 938
140% 932 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
88.9% Excellent
SC Int 108
SC Float 117
SC Mixed 112
90% 112 Pts
QC Int 405
QC Float 404
QC Mixed 430
94% 413 Pts
MC Int 897
MC Float 923
MC Mixed 916
137% 912 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
86.4% Excellent
SC Int 110
SC Float 120
SC Mixed 116
92% 115 Pts
QC Int 411
QC Float 435
QC Mixed 402
94% 416 Pts
MC Int 931
MC Float 934
MC Mixed 937
140% 934 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
75.1% Very good
SC Int 99.1
SC Float 104
SC Mixed 100
81% 101 Pts
QC Int 332
QC Float 363
QC Mixed 347
79% 348 Pts
MC Int 773
MC Float 828
MC Mixed 833
121% 811 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 17,904,353 CPUs tested.

 Prices

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $110

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $144Bench 87%, 150,951 samples5,815x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $175Bench 70%, 192,306 samples1,850x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 70%, 593,162 samples1,106x
RTX 2060-6GBNvidia  $350Bench 107%, 44,528 samples1,002x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $78Bench 106%, 142,064 samples1,207x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $90Bench 231%, 66,240 samples548x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $65Bench 109%, 48,032 samples535x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $78Bench 87%, 208,510 samples1,899x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 92%, 95,450 samples722x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 90%, 59,967 samples696x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 138% - Outstanding Total price: $585

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,232

Official site www.amd.com/...

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

Added 14 months ago.
USA-User
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5,290

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

6 hrs ago.

This Ryzen 5 2600 surprises me everyday. What a great processor.

DEU-User
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3,445

Good

2 days ago.

amazing value

HKG-User
Avatar level
3,418

Good

14 days ago.

best perf per dollar CPU in 2018

GBR-User
Avatar level
3,394

Good

2 days ago.

Very good "bang-for-your-buck" and great overclocking headroom!

RUS-User
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3,280

Excellent

19 hrs ago.

заебок

TUR-User
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3,230

Good

1 day ago.

jlk

BRA-User
Avatar level
2,769

Good

3 days ago.

melhor e mais barato

POL-User
Avatar level
2,756

Excellent

7 days ago.

its cold and i have much FPS :D

IDN-User
Avatar level
2,557

Excellent

15 days ago.

sugoi

ITA-User
Avatar level
2,497

Good

18 days ago.

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

ROU-User
Avatar level
2,491

Excellent

18 days ago.

very g

ESP-User
Avatar level
2,409

Good

8 days ago.

I own this cpu for two months now and is a total beast in multitask.

AUS-User
Avatar level
2,316

Excellent

6 days ago.

has the BIG GEY

JPN-User
Avatar level
2,168

Good

10 days ago.

Superb little budget CPU , that defeats even expensive Intel CPU's at multi threading. Truly a budget beast.

CZE-User
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2,054

Excellent

6 days ago.

NLD-User
Avatar level
2,046

Excellent

1 month ago.

i have it is really fast

ARG-User
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1,988

Good

3 days ago.

Rapido y confiable. Precio calidad un 10

GRC-User
Avatar level
1,915

Excellent

16 hrs ago.

Wonderful processor for both desktop and workstation

THA-User
Avatar level
1,830

Good

18 days ago.

Better than Intel with the same price

TWN-User
Avatar level
1,802

Excellent

1 month ago.

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

COL-User
Avatar level
1,764

Excellent

4 days ago.

Exelente procesador con un bajo precio para su rendimiento

BGR-User
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1,724

Excellent

16 days ago.

Best price to performance CPU overall.

PRT-User
Avatar level
1,644

Excellent

6 days ago.

5/5

PAK-User
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1,642

Excellent

7 days ago.

Super affordable, powerful, overclockable, amazing CPU.

FIN-User
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1,526

Good

3 days ago.

I think it's best value for money.

ZAF-User
Avatar level
1,522

Good

17 days ago.

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

LTU-User
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1,422

Excellent

9 days ago.

Amazing CPU.

DNK-User
Avatar level
1,410

Excellent

6 days ago.

its great value for money

NOR-User
Avatar level
1,320

Excellent

3 months ago.

Cus i just bought a 10000kr pc that has it in it

NZL-User
Avatar level
1,264

Good

24 days ago.

Price to performance ratio

SGP-User
Avatar level
1,240

Good

1 month ago.

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

CPUPro
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1,232

Good

14 months ago.

EST-User
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1,000

Excellent

1 month ago.

perfect value

ARE-User
Avatar level
985

Excellent

6 days ago.

noice

ECU-User
Avatar level
707

Excellent

8 months ago.

tiene un buen precio y ofrece mucho

MLT-User
Avatar level
420

Excellent

1 month ago.

Excellent performance

quantumniko
Avatar level
272

Excellent

14 months ago.

finally

rai7
Avatar level
42

Good

3 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
30

Excellent

8 months ago.

Performance/price. Praise the competition

ninjagamer22
Avatar level
24

Excellent

13 days ago.

Great processor.

djzgfx
Avatar level
22

Excellent

6 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
Avatar level
20

Excellent

1 month ago.

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

TeaEqualsLife
Avatar level
18

Excellent

9 months ago.

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

Drezik99
Avatar level
16

Excellent

8 months ago.

Better for OC than its X version

_LTG_
Avatar level
16

Excellent

7 months ago.

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

mark121m
Avatar level
14

Excellent

3 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

2 months ago.

Very cheap but powerful

OKHI233
Avatar level
8

Excellent

4 months ago.

AMD YES!

SlimShady1337
Avatar level
6

Excellent

22 days 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

1 month ago.

Awesome value CPU with solid performance at a low price

Zar1
Avatar level
6

Excellent

1 day ago.

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

GameSharkN64
Avatar level
4

Good

13 months ago.

I own it :)

mikel1982
Avatar level
4

Excellent

6 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
Avatar level
4

Excellent

6 months ago.

dank

Sylentium
Avatar level
4

Excellent

6 months ago.

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

Altair88
Avatar level
4

Excellent

5 months ago.

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

TridentMint
Avatar level
4

Good

5 months ago.

cheap and good

Jollygoodusernm
Avatar level
2

Excellent

13 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

8 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

5 months ago.

Love This CPU had it for Ages!

kalhamm3r
Avatar level
2

Excellent

4 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

3 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

1 month 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

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