AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1016

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +52%

1551

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

7101

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +61%

11464

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +85%

2173

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +101%

9138

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1029

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +59%

1644

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

5638

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +56%

8821

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +49%

3361

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

13124

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +67%

21921

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General Parameters

Sep 2018

Release Date

Oct 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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