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 '18CPUPro]
slightly better/comparable to A8-7650k and A8-7600 in terms of speed and can do light gaming when paired with good ram (at least 1833mhz) with the help of R7 Integrated Graphics which is also on par with Vega 3 and Vega 6 that can be found in Ryzen APU's.
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Recommended Resolution: 768p or 900p
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Update: Here are some of the playable games on this APU.
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Forza Horizon 4: 1080p (avg: 20), 900p (avg: 25), 720p (avg: 30) - Low Setting
Forza Horizon 3: 1080p (avg: 19), 900p (avg: 21), 720p (avg: 27) - Low Setting
Far Cry Primal: 1080p (avg: 15), 900p (avg: 19), 720p (avg: 30) - Low Setting
Amnesia The Bunker: 720p (avg: 28)
League of Legends: 1080p Medium Low (avg: 65)
Farlight 84: 1080p Smooth (avg: 90)
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**All games played on 16GB RAM.** [Nov '23129721080040]
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