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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
Released
Q2/2018
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 2500X or AMD Ryzen 5 2600? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q2/2018.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    918 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3% better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    292 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    542 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    649 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    434 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.68 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    294 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    219 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    365 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    226 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    310 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    243 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    562 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    499 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    84 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    115 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    87 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    113 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    129 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    410 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3500X left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow Q2/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and AMD Ryzen 5 2600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1028
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
1024
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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
988
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
977
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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
3755
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
5351
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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