AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - CPU Specs

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
AMD Ryzen 2000
Family
Ryzen
Form Factor
Desktops / Boxed Processor
Generation
2
Name
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Series
Ryzen 2000 Series
Successor
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
6
CPU Threads
12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Max. Boost Clock
4.2 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
4 GHz

Internal Graphics

GPU name
None
Graphics verification source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
Yes
Max. Memory
64 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4
PCIe
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe lanes
20
PCIe version
3.0
System Memory Specification
2933

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Default TDP
95 W
Maximum Operating Temperature
95 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
95 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Codename
Pinnacle Ridge
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L1-Cache
0.5625 MB
L2-Cache
3 MB
L3-Cache
16 MB
Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
YD260XBCAFBOX
Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
YD260XBCAFMPK
Manufacturer product ID (tray)
YD260XBCM6IAF
Official source
https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Operating systems
Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Part Number
—
Release date
2018-04-19
Socket
AM4
Technology
12nm FinFET
Verification scope
Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
Verified on
2026-10-01
Virtualization
AMD-V, SVM

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

230 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

191 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

253 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

192 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

210 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

224 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

377 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

308 place
Monero Hashrate kH/s

65 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

65 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

28 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

151 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

58 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

120 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

250 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1074

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1082

Intel Core i5-10500

1078

Intel Core i5-1034G1

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

7514

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7759

Apple M1

7610

Intel Core i5-10400

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

421

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

422

Intel Core i5-9300H

422

Intel Core i5-9300HF

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3048

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

3107

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

3065

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

176

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

177

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

177

Intel Core i7-5960X

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1380

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1384

AMD Ryzen 9 4900U

1382

Intel Xeon W-2135

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1052

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1059

Intel Xeon W-2140B

1057

Intel Core i7-5775C

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5782

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5816

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

5816

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 1700

All the benchmark results

Monero Hashrate kH/s

Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed

Higher values are better in this metric.

4.75 kH/s

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5.25 kH/s

Intel Core i7-10700

5 kH/s

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

All the benchmark results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

278.4 s

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

242.2 s

Intel Core i9-9880H

251.2 s

Intel Core i9-9980HK

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4823

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

4876

Intel Core i9-7900X

4854

Intel Core i7-8850H

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

22745

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

23045

Intel Core i5-9600K

22974

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.08

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2.09

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5

2.09

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

14.4

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

14.66

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2

14.59

Intel Xeon Gold 5115

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

14360

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

14536

Intel Xeon E-2276M

14444

Intel Xeon E-2186M

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark