AMDYD2600BBAFBOX
AMDFD837EWMHKBOX

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

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 185,227 user samples
179,588 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 331st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
5,639 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 583rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
73.3 % Faster effective speed.
+22%
59.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76.6 Pts 81.7 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
108 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+69%
63.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
210 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+78%
118 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
377 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+82%
207 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
621 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+87%
332 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
83.8 Pts 91.3 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
118 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+55%
75.9 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
232 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+63%
142 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
446 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+78%
251 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
676 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+59%
425 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,712,080 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.42 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
91.3 % Much better value.
+76%
51.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
76 % Much more popular.
+46%
52 %
Price
Price (score)
$125 Much cheaper.
+73%
$471
Age
Newest
72 Months Much more recent.
+37%
115 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
12 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+62%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz +3% 3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz 4.3 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+10%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
889 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+109%
426 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
800 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+138%
336 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen+ Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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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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The FX-8370E is an energy efficient Vishera eight core desktop processor based on AMD’s Piledriver architecture. It was launched in September 2014 and is the energy efficient version of the FX-8370 boasting a lower TDP of 95 Watts versus 125 Watts on the FX-8370. Comparing the 8370E and 8370 shows that the lower TDP comes at a cost: the 8370E scores a relatively lacklustre effective speed of 73 compared to the non-E version which scores 83. The lower score is consistent with the relative clock speeds: 3.3 GHz on the 8370E versus 4.0 GHz on the 8370. Priced the same as the 8370, there is a direct choice between being green or speedy. Or, if you don’t really need the above average multi-threaded performance that the 8370E offers, then you may be better off with the superb single-threaded performance from any number of Intel’s offerings. [Dec '14 CPUPro]

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