AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1800X with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +13%

1090

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

963

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7507

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +22%

9232

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +6%

1164

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

1096

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +14%

5970

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +6%

1048

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

981

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +15%

6696

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +8%

2370

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

2178

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +16%

16305

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Mar 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Zen

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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