AMD Ryzen 5 2600

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W YD2600BBAFBOX

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 65W YD2600BBAFBOX

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  • 6 Cores/12 Threads UNLOCKED
  • Frequency: 3.9 GHz Max Boost
  • Includes Wraith Stealth Cooler
  • 19MB of Combined Cache
  • Socket AM4 Motherboard Required

Specifications Overview

Model
  • YD2600BBAFBOX
  • YD260XBCAFBOX
Release Date April 2018

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

Series Ryzen 5
Core Name Pinnacle Ridge
Socket AM4
Integrated Graphics None
CPU Cores 6
CPU Threads 12
CPU Clock Rate 3400 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 3900 MHz
TDP 65 W
CPU Cooler included
Manufacturing Process 12 nm
Maximum Supported Memory 64 GB
Cache L3 16 MB

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (176th)
107%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X (176th)
107%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX (179th)
106%
Intel Core i5-6600K (180th)
105%
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G (181st)
104%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (182nd)
104%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G (183rd)
103%
Intel Core i7-4790 (184th)
102%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (185th)
101%
Intel Core i5-6600 (185th)
101%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (187th)
100%
Intel Core i5-4670K (188th)
99%
Intel Celeron G5920 (189th)
98%
Intel Core i3-6100 (189th)
98%
Intel Core i3-8100 (191st)
97%
Intel Core i7-4770K (192nd)
96%
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X (193rd)
96%
Intel Core i7-7800X (194th)
95%
Intel Celeron G5900 (194th)
95%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (196th)
95%
Intel Core i7-4770 (197th)
94%
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-12100F (140th)
117%
Intel Core i5-10400 (142nd)
116%
Intel Core i5-10400F (142nd)
116%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 (144th)
116%
Intel Xeon E5-2680 V4 (145th)
113%
Intel Core i7-5930K (146th)
111%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (147th)
111%
Intel Core i7-7800X (148th)
102%
Intel Xeon E5-2630 V4 (149th)
101%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (150th)
101%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (151st)
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF (152nd)
98%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X (153rd)
96%
Intel Core i5-9600KF (154th)
96%
Intel Core i5-9600K (155th)
95%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X (156th)
94%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (157th)
91%
Intel Core i3-10320 (158th)
89%
Intel Core i5-9400F (159th)
87%
Intel Xeon E-2236 (159th)
87%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (161st)
85%

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Expert reviews

96

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 delivers excellent performance when it comes to games and productivity applications. It is also a great choice if you are building your own PC in a compact case since it has a 65W TDP. The Ryzen 5 2600 is more than just a quality gaming CPU; with its multi-threaded chops, it also has a good value chip.

TheStreamingBlog

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80

AMD's made decent progress in the space of a year, working on its weakness in single-threaded performance and 1080p gaming while continuing to push its advantage in multi-threaded performance.

hardwarezone.com.sg

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90

This has been a very interesting ride as i'm used to launch articles and showing the latest and greatest. Now I'm looking at comparing gaming performance on the middle of the road SKU or what many would label boring. This is one of those moments where...

bjorn3d.com

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