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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

AMD R5 2600X

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is a high-end desktop processor with 6 cores (12 threads) that was announced early 2018. It is based on the revised Zen+ cores and at launch the second fastest Ryzen CPU behind the Ryzen 7 2700X. The CPU cores clock at 3.6 GHz base and using Precision Boost 2 up to 4.2 GHz. All 6 cores and 12 threads can clock up to 3.9 GHz. The 6 cores are divided in two cluster (3 cores each with own L3 cache) connected via Infinity Fabric.

Compared to the older first Ryzen generation (e.g., Ryzen 5 1600X), the second generation is manufactured in an improved process (12nm called), offers and improved Precision Boost 2 (especially in partial load of the cores) and faster cache and memory speeds.

See our second generation Ryzen review for detailed benchmarks and information.

CodenameZen+
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5
Clock Rate3600 - 4200 MHz
Level 2 Cache4 MB
Level 3 Cache16 MB
Number of Cores / Threads6 / 12
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)95 Watt
Transistor Count4940 Million
Manufacturing Technology12 nm
Die Size209.78 mm2
SocketAM4 (1331)
FeaturesSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Starting Price$229 U.S.
Announcement Date04/12/2018

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
28.4 pt (47%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
421 Points (46%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
2688 Points (7%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1341 Points (8%)
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
163 Points (45%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
14.6 Points (19%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.8 Points (43%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
4958 points (30%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
29954 points (22%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
48146 Points (31%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
8272 Points (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
133.8 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
4599 points (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
33222 MIPS (19%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
4293 MIPS (51%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
80.5 fps (27%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
207.4 fps (48%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
8.3 fps (15%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.8 GB/s (23%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.2 GB/s (21%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
8 GB/s (21%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 350     avg: 352     median: 352 (2%)     max: 353.9 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (14%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
11.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
24.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
616 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
45760 Points (35%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
12074 Points (30%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
73430 Points (60%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
73424 Points (60%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
74442 Points (62%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
11855 Points (30%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
18091 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
6530 Points (28%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1066     avg: 1145     median: 1144.5 (45%)     max: 1223 points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5816     avg: 6094     median: 6094 (11%)     max: 6372 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1067 points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5939 points (19%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4577     avg: 4642     median: 4641.5 (46%)     max: 4706 points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 21616     avg: 22301     median: 22301 (22%)     max: 22986 points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
884 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
186 Points (33%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
171.7 Watt (30%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
164.4 Watt (30%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
8.2 Points per Watt (6%)
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red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Other CPUs of the series Ryzen 5

» AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
   6x 3.6 GHz - 4.2 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 2600
   6x 3.4 GHz - 3.9 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 1600
   6x 3.2 GHz - 3.6 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
   4x 3.5 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 1400
   4x 3.2 GHz - 3.4 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core i5-8600K
   6x 3.6 GHz - 4.3 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-7700K
   4x 4.2 GHz - 4.5 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-8500
   6x 3 GHz - 4.1 GHz
+ Intel Core i7-5960X
   8x 3 GHz - 3.5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 7 1700
   8x 3 GHz - 3.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
   6x 3.6 GHz - 4.2 GHz
- Intel Core i5-8400
   6x 2.8 GHz - 4 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600
   6x 3.4 GHz - 3.9 GHz
- Intel Core i5-11400T
   6x 1.3 GHz - 3.7 GHz
- Intel Core i3-10320
   4x 3.8 GHz - 4.6 GHz
- Intel Core i7-4960X
   6x 3.6 GHz - 4 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2018-04-24)