AMD Ryzen 5 2600

AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Cores: 6
  • L3 cache: 16MB (shared)
  • TDP: 65 W
  • Transistor size: 12 nm
Ryzen 5 2600 - desktop processor produced by Amd for socket AM4 that has 6 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3400 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 3900 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 16 MB. Please note that this chip doesn’t have integrated graphics.

Review

Single-Core Performance
37
Multi-Core Performance
19
Power Efficiency
45
Integrated Graphics
n/a
NanoReview Final Score
31
Compare AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
60
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
396

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
5239
File compression 582.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 39.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 134.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 160.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 102.9 pages/sec
Background blur 22.9 images/sec
Photo processing 48 images/sec
Ray tracing 8.95 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 840 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2235
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
13133
Integer math 44.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 22.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 37M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 669 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 15855 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
107.32

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 6.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 80.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 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
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-25 (Friendly_Name)Cinebench 202461 / 420
📘 2025-06-10 (Edwardvansloan)Cinebench 202460 / 396
📘 2024-08-25 (Guest #2)Cinebench 202456 / 328

Specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 technical specifications

General

Vendor Amd
Released September 11, 2018
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Intel Equivalent - Intel Core i5 8500
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking - 179th place

CPU

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

Package

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

Memory Support

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

Misc

PCI Express Version 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

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