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

24 Cores, 32 Threads @3.0GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q4 2022.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 192,115 user samples
142,983 User Benchmarks
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
49,132 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 135% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 123% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 123% Great: 135%
SPEED RANK: 8th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 128%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 170%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
74 % 129 % Much faster effective speed.
+74%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76.4 Pts 85.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
112 Pts 232 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+107%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
214 Pts 460 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+115%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
386 Pts 918 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+138%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
643 Pts 1,739 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+170%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
85.1 Pts 94.9 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
125 Pts 243 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+94%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
247 Pts 478 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+94%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
479 Pts 939 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+96%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
729 Pts 1,839 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+152%
Market Share
Based on 69,048,428 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.2 % 0.78 % Hugely higher market share.
+290%
Value
Value For Money
87.7 % 116 % Much better value.
+33%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
84 % 87 % +4%
Price
Price (score)
$150 Much cheaper.
+62%
$400
Age
Newest
79 Months 24 Months Much more recent.
+70%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
95 Watts More energy efficient.
+24%
125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 24 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+167%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
12 nm 10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+17%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+20%
3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz 5.8 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+38%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
946 Pts 4,394 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+364%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
828 Pts 4,164 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+403%
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen+ Raptor Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None UHD 770

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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Intel’s 13th gen. Raptor Lake CPUs offer around 10% faster gaming and 45% faster multi-core performance than their predecessors. The new CPUs are compatible with DDR4 memory and Z690/B660 ($150) motherboards. New high-end gaming builders need look no further than the 13600K. The 13600K beats AMD’s flagship 7950X in gaming and almost matches the 7900X in multi-core performance. Extreme workstation users may find value in the 13700K or 13900K. Gamers on a tight budget can save $40 USD with a 13600KF which is a 13600K without integrated graphics. Although Ryzen 7000 has weaker multi-core, weaker single-core, higher platform costs and higher unit prices AMD have a 3D joker up their sleeve (7800X3D est. 2023). Via “Advanced Marketing” on youtube, forums, reddit, and twitter AMD will demonstrate that their upcoming CPU is the “best in the world” and offer “proof” by way of a small handful of obscure workloads. Games that few people play e.g. (Factorio, SotTR) will be cherry picked, video footage of the gameplay/settings won’t be provided and frame drops will be conveniently ignored. This playbook has easily outsold Intel in recent years but with every overhyped release, consumers lose trust in AMD. Based on social media/press coverage, you would never guess that the combined market share for all of AMD’s Radeon 5000 and 6000 GPUs amongst PC gamers is just 2.12% (Steam stats). Meanwhile Nvidia’s RTX 2060 alone accounts for a whopping 5.03%. Largely thanks to marketing incompetence, Intel is existentially motivated to deliver material annual performance improvements. Consumers can look forward to Meteor Lake (14th gen) in less than a years time. [Oct '22 CPUPro]

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