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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is a six-core desktop processor that can handle twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT). This technology is equivalent to Intel's Hyper-Threading. Launched in April 2018, the Ryzen 5 2600 is the second fastest Ryzen 5 processor and is much more economical than its flagship sibling. The Ryzen 5 2600 has a 65 W TDP, which is nearly 40% more efficient than the 95 W TDP Ryzen 5 2600 X. This energy efficiency comes at a cost to performance though.

The Ryzen 5 2600 has a base clock speed of 3.4 GHz, which can be boosted by Extended Frequency Range (XFR) up to 3.9 GHz. The power gain is still high in multi-threaded applications, although this is some way off the Ryzen 5 2600X. The Ryzen 5 2600 benefits from AMD's new Zen+ architecture, with a greater number of instructions per cycle (IPC) and higher clock speeds than last year's Zen chips. The Ryzen 5 2600's six cores are divided into two clusters that are connected by Infinity Fabric, a subset of HyperTransport. Each cluster has its own L3 cache.

The Ryzen 5 2600 has good performance in games. Moreover, the Ryzen 5 2600 has a higher base clock than the Ryzen 7 2700. Seeing as many games currently lack multi-core support, this means that the Ryzen 5 2600 performs better than its technically superior sibling.

Detailed information, benchmarks and values can be found in our review of the Ryzen 5 2600.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

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The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is a mobile SoC for business laptops that was announced in April  2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 - 3.7 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 8 graphics card with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1200 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops. Compared to the similar consumer variant Ryzen 5 3500U, the PRO model features additional management and security features (e.g., full memory encryption) and longer warranty / availability.

The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12nm process allows higher clock rates at similar power consumptions.

The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

AMD states that the Picasso APUs are about 8% faster than the predecessors. Therefore, the Ryzen 5 3500U should be ahead the Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U (2 - 3.6 GHz) and nearly on par with the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U (2.2 - 3.8 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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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.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 2600AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500UAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD Ryzen 5
CodenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+)Zen+Zen+
Clock3400 - 3900 MHz2100 - 3700 MHz3600 - 4200 MHz
L2 Cache3 MB2 MB4 MB
L3 Cache16 MB4 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 124 / 86 / 12
TDP65 Watt15 Watt95 Watt
Transistors4940 Million4500 Million4940 Million
Technology12 nm12 nm12 nm
Die Size213 mm2209.78 mm2
max. Temp.95 °C
SocketAM4 (LGA1331)AM4AM4 (1331)
FeaturesDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Zen+
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3350U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
L1 Cache384 KB
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$229 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 2600
29.7 pt (41%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 PRO 3500U
26.2 pt (36%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 2600X
31 pt (43%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
380 Points (42%)
min: 354     avg: 361.5     median: 361.5 (40%)     max: 369 Points
421 Points (47%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
2793 Points (7%)
min: 1328     avg: 1339     median: 1338.5 (3%)     max: 1349 Points
2688 Points (7%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1245     avg: 1254     median: 1248 (8%)     max: 1270 Points
min: 611     avg: 624     median: 624 (4%)     max: 637 Points
1341 Points (8%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 155.9     avg: 157.4     median: 157.3 (47%)     max: 159 Points
min: 140     avg: 142     median: 142 (43%)     max: 144 Points
163 Points (49%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 R5 2600 +
13.7 Points (18%)
14.6 Points (19%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 R5 2600 +
1.8 Points (44%)
1.8 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 R5 2600 +
4726 Points (29%)
4958 Points (30%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 R5 2600 +
28173 Points (20%)
29954 Points (22%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 R5 2600 +
45033 Points (31%)
48146 Points (33%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 R5 2600 +
8024 Points (10%)
8272 Points (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
140.9 s (2%)
133.8 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
5.5 s (1%)
4.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 R5 2600 +
4517 Points (7%)
4599 Points (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
30898 MIPS (18%)
min: 15910     avg: 16221     median: 16220.5 (9%)     max: 16531 MIPS
33222 MIPS (19%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
4020 MIPS (48%)
min: 3432     avg: 3474     median: 3474 (42%)     max: 3516 MIPS
4293 MIPS (51%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 R5 2600 +
75 fps (26%)
80.5 fps (28%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 R5 2600 +
205.3 fps (47%)
207.4 fps (48%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 7.79     avg: 7.8     median: 7.8 (14%)     max: 7.82 fps
min: 3.36     avg: 3.5     median: 3.5 (6%)     max: 3.6 fps
8.3 fps (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 R5 2600 +
0.7 GB/s (0%)
0.8 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 R5 2600 +
1 GB/s (17%)
1.2 GB/s (21%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 R5 2600 +
7.5 GB/s (20%)
8 GB/s (21%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 374.2     avg: 375     median: 375 (3%)     max: 375.7 Seconds
min: 786     avg: 796     median: 795.5 (6%)     max: 805 Seconds
min: 350     avg: 352     median: 352 (2%)     max: 353.9 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.7 sec (14%)
0.8 sec (17%)
0.6 sec (14%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 R5 2600 +
9290 Points (20%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
11.2 s (2%)
11.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
24.3 s (1%)
24.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
615 s (3%)
616 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 R5 2600 +
43794 Points (38%)
45760 Points (40%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
12405 Points (34%)
min: 5150     avg: 5781     median: 5781 (16%)     max: 6412 Points
12074 Points (33%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
69692 Points (57%)
43514 Points (35%)
73430 Points (60%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 R5 2600 +
69478 Points (56%)
73424 Points (60%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 R5 2600 +
70522 Points (59%)
74442 Points (63%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
11219 Points (28%)
min: 5629     avg: 5860     median: 5859.5 (15%)     max: 6090 Points
11855 Points (30%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
17063 Points (30%)
min: 8547     avg: 8809     median: 8808.5 (16%)     max: 9070 Points
18091 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
6265 Points (26%)
min: 2595     avg: 2638     median: 2638 (11%)     max: 2681 Points
6530 Points (28%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1014     avg: 1119     median: 1118.5 (47%)     max: 1223 Points
863 Points (36%)
min: 1066     avg: 1145     median: 1144.5 (48%)     max: 1223 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5767     avg: 6070     median: 6069.5 (11%)     max: 6372 Points
2824 Points (5%)
min: 5816     avg: 6094     median: 6094 (11%)     max: 6372 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R5 2600 +
1020 Points (4%)
1067 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R5 2600 +
5885 Points (19%)
5939 Points (19%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4631     avg: 5109     median: 5109 (51%)     max: 5587 Points
3820 Points (38%)
min: 4577     avg: 4642     median: 4641.5 (46%)     max: 4706 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 20633     avg: 23018     median: 23018 (26%)     max: 25403 Points
10419 Points (12%)
min: 21616     avg: 22301     median: 22301 (25%)     max: 22986 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
951 ms (1%)
min: 1097     avg: 1211     median: 1211 (1%)     max: 1325 ms
884 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 27185     avg: 27437     median: 27437 (25%)     max: 27689 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
179 Points (37%)
142 Points (30%)
186 Points (39%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
157.5 Watt (27%)
171.7 Watt (30%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R5 2600 +
149.5 Watt (27%)
164.4 Watt (30%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 R5 2600 +
8.5 Points per Watt (6%)
8.2 Points per Watt (6%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2600 → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U → 67% n=20

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2600X → 103% n=20

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