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Ryzen 5 2600X

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 80.1% (129th of 1276)

Based on 251,971 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00800F82 Model: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor

The 6 core, 12 thread Ryzen 5 2600X is one of four new AMD second generation of high-end desktop Ryzen processors (codenamed Pinnacle Ridge) renowned for excellent value multi-core performance. The 2600X is set to replace the also 6 core, 12 thread 1600X as AMD’s new mid-range Ryzen 5 flagship. The latest generation of CPUs features a matured Zen+ chip architecture with 12nm lithography, increased clock speeds and Precision Boost 2 technology designed to leverage more CPU power than per the first generation. The 2600X appears to have stock base / boost clock speeds of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz. This is only marginally faster than the 1600X’s 3.6 / 4.0 GHz. Modest effective speed improvements are expected, although further benchmarks are necessary to draw firm conclusions. The 2600X ships with a Wraith Spire cooler and is priced reasonably at an expected $250. However, for most use cases, the new lower clocked Ryzen 5 2600 at $200 represents better value for money. Pinnacle Ridge processors are designed to work with the new 400 series motherboards, which allow for greater overclocking head room, and they are also backwards compatible with the 300 series motherboard following a bios update. Even though the 2600X 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: 70%Average: 80.1% Great: 87%
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X averaged just 19.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 116Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 80.3Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is just 17%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 939Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 715Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 251,971 samples)
Rank 12980.1%
Min Avg Max
72.6 Memory 80.3 88.4
101 1-Core 116 124
190 2-Core 227 244
80.7% 141 Pts
Min Avg Max
347 4-Core 430 479
614 8-Core 715 794
72.4% 572 Pts
Min Avg Max
800 64-Core 939 1,019
63% 939 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 86.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 241
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 810
81% 644 Pts
64-Core 1,005
68% 1,005 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 230
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 721
75% 590 Pts
64-Core 979
66% 979 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 80.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 222
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 722
74% 583 Pts
64-Core 928
62% 928 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 84.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 223
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 696
70% 553 Pts
64-Core 936
63% 936 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,880,696 CPUs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $230 @ launch in Apr '18
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Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $129

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $170Bench 80%, 251,971 samples1x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 387,435 samples5,655x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 108%, 292,752 samples5,281x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $338Bench 89%, 357,960 samples4,853x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $57Bench 108%, 504,559 samples3,158x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 288%, 254,466 samples2,401x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $65Bench 273%, 307,134 samples2,198x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 85%, 182,067 samples5,579x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 403,833 samples5,363x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples3,838x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $961

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,902

Official site www.amd.com/...

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

Added 2 years ago.
USA-User
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7,384

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

6 hrs ago.

DEU-User
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4,595

Good

7 hrs ago.

Experienced gamers avoid AMD for a reason... A bus company with drunk drivers can’t win long term users with paid reviews.

IDN-User
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3,661

Excellent

12 days ago.

best price for performance , join amd store mi (y)

ITA-User
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3,309

Good

12 days ago.

I saw that in your website amd’s cpus are under rated. Plz fix it. Intel’s ones are over rated, you can also see the proufe on youtube.

ARG-User
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2,684

Good

5 months ago.

si se acompaña con una buena gpu va muy bien

AUT-User
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2,169

Liked

13 days ago.

Info  www.userbenchmark.com/...

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CHE-User
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2,138

Good

8 months ago.

Your such a f**ing Good Processor, I love it

EGY-User
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2,066

Excellent

2 months ago.

Cheap , Strong , Lovely God bless AMD and Ryzen

CPUPro
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1,902

Good

2 years ago.

NOR-User
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1,716

Excellent

4 months ago.

I have used this great prosessor for 2,5 years now. Love it

IRL-User
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1,336

Excellent

16 months ago.

Faster, more stable and cheaper than it's intel competition.

AZE-User
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978

Excellent

14 months ago.

Cheap, good, gets the job done beautifully

IRQ-User
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958

Excellent

9 months ago.

HND-User
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800

Excellent

3 months ago.

Extremely fast and OCs very well.

KGGames
Avatar level
54

Excellent

1 month ago.

For 125$ this CPU is one of the best VFM chips at this price point. It is a 6core-12threaded CPU with good OC and excellent performance.

rai7
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42

Good

2 years ago.

pretty good for $200

Foxbit
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34

Good

2 years ago.

Really good performance per dollar

JaiJai
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28

Excellent

30 days ago.

Having a better first time than with 1700x Super fast super powerful. Dont let the age and tier fool you

Crazycatman
Avatar level
18

Terrible

20 months ago.

This is worse than the i5

Cloudy
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12

Poor

16 months ago.

Awful for 1080p gaming unless it is paired with a weak GPU, plus it picky with RAM and overclocks very poorly.

Pascalfreak
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10

Good

20 months ago.

Super good budget cpu. Great for gaming

Hercules333
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8

Excellent

2 years ago.

Works wonderful, worth the buck, perfect for a nice high end rig

mumar1
Avatar level
8

Excellent

2 years ago.

By far best CPU in the 200 € range, excellent for gaming with 3.000+ MHz RAM

le_alain
Avatar level
8

Excellent

20 months ago.

Can be overcloked, 10% better than 8700k in multi-core, 10% under in single core. But at 4.3 Ghz, I have better results than my 4790k at 4.9Ghz, with the same 1060 6GB video card excellent results and 50% more efficient than the 4790k at 4.9 with the 6 cores active, and it is sensible

Kinni420
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4

Excellent

24 months ago.

Sick...Too sick...paired up with NZXT X62 cooler....Sick....4.3 gigaHURTS….sick

Sadiq04
Avatar level
4

Excellent

15 months ago.

Cheap and has pretty good performance, the best mid tier CPU alongside its non-X version.

kerveros
Avatar level
2

Excellent

2 years ago.

I have it. Although it was a little difficult to match the 3600 ram, i did it and the think goes CRAZY!

t0x1c1337
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2

Excellent

24 months ago.

i have him already it deserves every last euro i spent for it

KttyLndLuvCtr
Avatar level
2

Excellent

9 months ago.

This is a phenomenal CPU for the money. Of course the next gen Ryzen is out now, making it slightly obsolete, but still a fantastic bang for the buck performance unit.

salvahp
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2

Good

8 months ago.

Good to the price

bodasactra
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2

Excellent

7 months ago.

Just tested at 91.4 the fastest 2600X score here. Beats most 3600 and it was an insane $89.00 on sale at Micro Center Jan 2020. Scored better than the 3600 on CPUZ single and multi verified as well. I think I have the worlds first unofficial 2600XT.

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