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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Ryzen 5 2600

33 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
VS
31 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2600X against the 3.4 GHz Ryzen 5 2600. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
39.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
40.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 2600 and 2600X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz)
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1272 vs 1162 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Newer - released 5 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 2600X
vs
Ryzen 5 2600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 2600X +9%
1272
Ryzen 5 2600
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 2600X +6%
5577
Ryzen 5 2600
5239
File compression 528.6 MB/sec 582.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 46 Klines/sec 39.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 133.2 pages/sec 134.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 172.1 Mpixels/sec 160.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 112.6 pages/sec 102.9 pages/sec
Background blur 24.5 images/sec 22.9 images/sec
Photo processing 52.9 images/sec 48 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.89 Mpixels/sec 8.95 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 600 & 840 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 2600X +6%
2378
Ryzen 5 2600
2235
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 2600X +6%
13867
Ryzen 5 2600
13133
Integer math 47.3 GOps/sec 44.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 24.2 GOps/sec 22.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 38M Primes/sec 37M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.9M Strings/sec 21.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13.1 GBytes/sec 12.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 198.8 MBytes/sec 186.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 690 Frames/sec 669 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.6B Matrices/sec 7.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7233 & 15855 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 5.1 PPW 6.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 58.7 PPW 80.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 146 PPW 202 PPW
Blender / Watt - 1.65 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-06-13 (StarCry)Cinebench 202466 / 469
📘 2024-12-12 (Firestorm780)Cinebench 202468 / 485
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-25 (Friendly_Name)Cinebench 202461 / 420
📘 2025-06-10 (Edwardvansloan)Cinebench 202460 / 396
📘 2024-08-25 (Guest #2)Cinebench 202456 / 328
Add View all (3)

Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 2600

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released April 19, 2018 September 11, 2018
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 8600K - Intel Core i5 8500
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (176th and 179th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 34x
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 4.8 billions 4.8 billions
Fabrication Process 12 nm 12 nm
TDP (PL1) 95 W 65 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (171st and 177th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2933 - DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 43.71 GB/s 43.71 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 2600X official page -
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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