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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Pros

  • improved memory latency and improved
  • excellent performance combined with a complet
  • easy

Cons

  • lacks Hyper-Threading and is locked
  • AMD lagged behind Intel in some games
  • chip doesn t have integrated graphics

Key specs

  • AM4
  • 3.4 GHz
  • 6
  • 12
  • 65 W
  • 12 nm
  • 16 MB
  • L3

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - Pros & Cons

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Pros

  • improved memory latency and improved
  • excellent performance combined with a complet
  • easy
  • fast
  • and relatively worry-free alternative
  • superb bang for the buck
  • was easy to keep it well within safe operating limits
  • Excellent performance value
  • ample headroom for gaming and serious productivity
  • Compatible with 300 series motherboards
  • in-depth reviews and helpful tips

Cons

  • lacks Hyper-Threading and is locked
  • AMD lagged behind Intel in some games
  • chip doesn t have integrated graphics
  • relies on third-party cookies for advertisement
  • The platform appears to be bit unstable for gaming tests
  • system fails to boot or becomes unresponsive
  • the games were no longer CPU constrained
  • models did lack performance in lightly threaded tasks
  • price
  • which has fallen along with most other CPUs in the last 12 months
  • It lacked a little grunt in some games

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - Technical Overview

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IconProcessor lithography
12 nm
Best:
HP AMD EPYC 7702
Processor lithography: 7 nm
IconNumber of cores
6
Best:
IconClock speed
3.4 GHz
Best:
AMD FX 9590
Clock speed: 4.7 GHz
IconMax turbo speed
3.9 GHz
Best:
Cisco Intel Xeon E5-2609
Max turbo speed: 24 GHz

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - Full Specifications

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General
Processor socketAM4
Component forPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
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Integrated graphics
On-board graphics adapterno
TypeNot available
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Thermals
Cooler includedyes
Thermal specification203.0 °F
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Processor
Clock speed3.4 GHz
Max turbo speed3.9 GHz
Number of cores6
Number of threads12
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in
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Memory
Cache16 MB
Cache typeL3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2933.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDual

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD - Editorial Reviews (7)

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen 5 2600 Review
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TweakTown
Published: 22.06.2018
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and Ryzen 5 2600 Review
4.5

If you are looking for a CPU with excellent price-to-performance value, and you like to tinker, then give the Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 2700 a look.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Review
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PCMAG
Published: 21.09.2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Review
4.0

For PC builders or upgraders seeking a moderate-price CPU for multitasking, playing games, and running common consumer applications, AMD's Ryzen 5 2600X offers superb bang for the buck.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Review: The Best Ever PC Processor?
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Forbes
Published: 03.05.2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Review: The Best Ever PC Processor?

Is AMD's Ryzen 5 2600 the best-value all-round CPU ever?

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 review
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Guru3D.com
Published: 05.01.2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 review

It is time to have a look at the non-X model Ryzen 5 2600. The 'regular' six-core proc is a few tenners cheaper compared to the 2600X model, but really, it's the same stuff. It's just that the X i... Introduction

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz Review
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TechPowerUp
Published: 08.05.2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz Review
5.0

The Ryzen 5 2600 is AMD's most affordable 12 nm processor you can buy, and fills the shoes of the popular Ryzen 5 1600. Thanks to its twelve threads, it will breeze through multi-threaded workloads, and its gaming performance has been improved a lot too, beating last generation's Ryzen 7 1800X flagship.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 review: Affordability doesn't equal sluggish performance
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Windows Central
Published: 05.07.2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 review: Affordability doesn't equal sluggish performance

An exceptional gaming and mid-tier workstation processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Review: Efficient And Affordable
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tomshardware.co.uk
Published: 29.05.2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Review: Efficient And Affordable

AMD's Ryzen 5 2600 pushes six execution cores into a $200 price point. But it's only $20 less expensive than the 95W Ryzen 5 2600X. As a result, Ryzen 5 2600's 65W TDP seems to be the CPU's main differentiator.

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