AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Full Specifications

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2018 with 6 cores and 12 threads. With base clock at 3.6GHz, max speed at 4.2GHz, and a 95W power rating. Ryzen 5 2600X is based on the Pinnacle Ridge 12nm family and part of the Ryzen 5 series.
Price 82.2%
Speed 65%
Productivity 46%
Gaming 83%

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is a Desktop processor with 6 cores, launched in 2018. It is part of the Ryzen 5 lineup, using the Zen+ architecture with Socket AM4. The core-count is effectively doubled, to 12 threads. Ryzen 5 2600X has 15.99MB of L3 cache and operates at 3.6 GHz by default, but can boost up to 4.2 GHz, depending on the workload. AMD is building the Ryzen 5 2600X on a 12 nm production process. You may freely adjust the unlocked multiplier on Ryzen 5 2600X, which simplifies overclocking greatly, as you can dial in any overclocking frequency up to 4.3GHz. AMD's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. It is worth noting that this processor does not have integrated graphics. This processor can run on motherboards with the following chipsets: A320, B350, B450, X370, X470, X570.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X General

Foundry GlobalFoundries
Manufacturer AMD
Codename Zen
Core Family Pinnacle Ridge
Market Desktop
Series AMD Ryzen 5
Type Desktop
Architecture Zen+ (Pinnacle Ridge)
Achitecture codename Zen+
Microarchitecture Zen+
Market price $ 164.99
Production Status Active
Release date on April 2018
Released Apr 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $165
Place in performance rating 169
Value for money (0-100) 26.00
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm
Process Size 12 nm

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Compatibility

Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 (Uniprocessor)
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCIe lanes 20
PCIe revision 3.0
PCIe version 3.0
Socket AM4

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Benchmarks

# of Cores 6
# of Threads 12
Base Clock 100 MHz
Boost Clock 4.2 GHz
CPU Cores 6
CPU Threads 12
Cache L1 96K (per core)
Cache L2 512K (per core)
Cache L3 16MB (shared)
Core Clock 3.6 GHz
Core Count 6
Frequency 3.60 GHz
Hyperthreading Yes
L1 Cache 6 x 64 kB Instruction 6 x 32 kB Data
L1 cache 576 KB
L2 Cache 6 x 512 kB
L2 cache 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 1 x 15.99 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
L3-Cache 16.00 MB
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz
Simultaneous Multithreading Yes
TDP 95 W
TDP down --
TDP up --
Turbo (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
Turbo (6 Cores) 4.00 GHz
Turbo Clock up to 4.25 GHz

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Memory Specifications

ECC Yes
ECC Support No
ECC memory support +
Max memory channels 2
Maximum Supported Memory 64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth 43.71 GB / s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Memory Support DDR4
Memory channels 2
Memory type DDR4-2933
Supported memory types DDR4-2933
Max. Memory 64 GB

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Technical Specs

64 bit support +
Die Size 192 mm²
Die size 209.78 mm2
Includes CPU Cooler Yes
Multiplier 36.0x
Multiplier Unlocked Yes
Number of cores 6
Number of threads 12
Overclocking Yes
Package µOPGA-1331
Part # YD260XBCAFBOX
Part# YD260XBCM6IAF YD260XBCAFBOX
SMP # CPUs 1
Technology 12 nm
Tjunction max. 95 °C
Transistor count 4940 Million
Transistors 4800 million
Unlocked +
Voltage unknown
tCaseMax unknown

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Integrated Graphics

DirectX Version
Execution units
GPU (Turbo) No turbo
GPU frequency
Generation
Integrated Graphics None
Integrated graphics -
Lithography 12 nm
Max. displays 0

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Technologies and Extensions

AES-NI +
AVX +

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Virtualization Technologies

AMD-V +
Virtualization AMD-V, SEV

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Other

Packaging Boxed
MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4A SSE4.1 SSE4.2 AES AVX AVX2 BMI1 BMI2 SHA F16C FMA3 AMD64 EVP AMD-V SMAP SMEP SMT Precision Boost 2 XFR 2
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