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AMDYD3200C5FHBOX
▲ 845,512 ▼

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

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▲ 642,963 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 86% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 64% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 64% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 340th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
104,122 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 46% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 46% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 561st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		74 % Faster effective speed.
+18% 		62.7 %
Average Score 
+24%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14% 		66.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		112 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+9% 		103 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		214 Pts +2% 209 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		386 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+16% 		334 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		643 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+80% 		357 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+20%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		85.1 Pts +5% 81.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		125 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8% 		116 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		247 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6% 		234 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		479 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+14% 		419 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		729 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+69% 		431 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+1%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.2 % Much higher market share.
+43% 		0.14 %
Value
Value For Money 		87.7 % 95.6 % Slightly better value.
+9%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		84 % Much more popular.
+31% 		64 %
Price
Price (score) 		$150 $60 Much cheaper.
+60%
Nice To Haves 
+77%
Age
Newest 		79 Months 65+ Months More recent.
+18%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		946 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+118% 		433 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		828 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+130% 		360 Pts
Conclusion 
Average Bench 74%
Average Bench 62.7%

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]

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