AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Benchmark and Specs

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor benchmark, specs and release date - 4 GHz 6 core AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop CPU rating. Is the Ryzen 5 2600X good for gaming?

Benchmark Score

43 %
Very Good score from 16 samples
Low uncertainty
Performance
Very Good
Ranking
183rd of 626
Popularity
77th of 626
Samples
16 benchmarks

CPU benchmarks

Here are the performance results of this CPU in both the hardwareDB Benchmark and other benchmark utilities. Synthetic tests are an estimation of real-world performance using consistent and repeatable benchmarks.

Overall

Very Good

43 %

Gaming

Very Good

58 %

Multitasking

Good

38 %

Heavy Workloads

Good

37 %

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Alternative benchmarks

Here are some benchmark results using alternative testing software

3DMark Physics

3DMark Physics

Physics simulation benchmark

5,967
Blender

Blender

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

120
Geekbench 5 (multi)

Geekbench 5 (multi)

Multi threaded benchmark

5,171
Geekbench 5 (single)

Geekbench 5 (single)

Single threaded benchmark

1,217
Geekbench 6 (multi)

Geekbench 6 (multi)

Multi threaded benchmark

5,179
Geekbench 6 (single)

Geekbench 6 (single)

Single threaded benchmark

1,212

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CPU Comparison

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X compared against popular alternatives. Compare against more CPUs with our CPU Comparison Tool.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
61 %
Intel Core i3-12100F
52 %
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
49 %
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
45 %
Intel Core i5-9600K
45 %
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
43 %
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
33 %

Specifications

Clock Speed 3.6 GHz
Turbo Speed 4.25 GHz
Cores 6
Threads 12
L1 Cache 576 KiB
L2 Cache 3072 KiB
L3 Cache 16 MiB
PCIe Revision 3
Family Ryzen 5 Desktop
Memory Type DDR4
Memory Channels 2
Release Date 2018-04-19
Has Unlocked Multiplier Yes
TDP 95 W

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

The Ryzen 5 2600X is a 6 core CPU from AMD released in 2018. This chip has a very good overall score at 43% in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is a very good processor for gaming, with a score of 58%. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Ryzen 5 2600X scores 38% and 37% respectively. Indeed, this is a good rating for very heavy workloads.

The Ryzen 5 2600X has 6 cores and 12 threads. This CPU makes use of simultaneous multithreading technology to improve performance on parallel tasks. Each physical CPU core is divided into multiple logical processors. This AMD CPU has a clock speed of 3.6 GHz and a turbo speed of 4.2 GHz : a higher clock speed that can be reached when thermals and power delivery allow. This CPU has an unlocked multiplier and allows for overclocking. With adequate cooling and a good power supply, it's possible to run this CPU at a higher clock speed.

As for memory, the Ryzen 5 2600X makes use of DDR4 memory. The faster the memory, the better. Faster memory means that the CPU doesn't have to wait to get the data it needs. Furthermore, this chip can handle up to 2 channels of RAM, a multichannel memory architecture allows for higher data transfer between the CPU and the memory. However, to take advantage of this, you must have enough memory slots filled.

In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 2600X has 576 KiB of level 1 cache, 3 MiB of level 2 cache and 16 MiB of level 3 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.

This CPU has fast connectivity with support for PCI-Express Gen 3. The faster the PCIe link, the better. This allows for better performance with GPUs and NVME SSDs.

Power and thermals for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 95 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's good estimate.

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