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Key specs
Cores
6
Threads
12
Boost Clock
4.2 GHz
TDP
95 W
Socket
AM4
Process
12 nm
Benchmarks
Rating
33
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
68
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
485
TDP
95 W
Cache L3
16MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
68
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
485
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1272
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
5577
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2378
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
13,867
GeekBench v6
File compression
528.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation
46 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
133.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
172.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
112.6 pages/sec
Background blur
24.5 images/sec
Photo processing
52.9 images/sec
Ray tracing
9.89 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Integer math
47.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math
24.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
38M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
22.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption
13.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression
198.8 MBytes/sec
Physics
690 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
7.6B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
5.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
58.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
146 PPW
General
Vendor
Amd
Released
April 19, 2018
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Integrated GPU
No
Intel Equivalent
- Intel Core i5 8600K
Successor
- AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
CPU
P-Cores
6
P-Threads
12
Base Frequency (P)
3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
4.2 GHz
Total Cores
6
Total Threads
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
L1 Cache
96K (per core)
L2 Cache
512K (per core)
L3 Cache
16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Package
Transistors
4.8 billions
Fabrication Process
12 nm
TDP (PL1)
95 W
Socket
AM4
Peak Temperature
95°C
Memory Support
Memory Types
- DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size
64 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
43.71 GB/s
ECC Support
Yes
Misc
Official Site
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X official page
PCI Express Version
3.0
PCI Express Lanes
20
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2 - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP