Ryzen 5 2600X vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads
4.24

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by a whopping 112% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 2600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1282775
Place by popularitynot in top-100100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229
Current price$674 $172 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 2600X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.25 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size246 mm2209.78 mm2
Number of transistors4500 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 2600X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 2600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 2600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 2600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 2600X.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4.24
Ryzen 5 2600X 9.00
+112%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 112% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 2500U 6552
Ryzen 5 2600X 13915
+112%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 112% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 2500U 809
Ryzen 5 2600X 1237
+52.9%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 53% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 2500U 2332
Ryzen 5 2600X 5260
+126%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 126% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 5 2500U 4411
Ryzen 5 2600X 4958
+12.4%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 12% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 2500U 15684
Ryzen 5 2600X 29954
+91%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 91% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 5 2500U 10.23
Ryzen 5 2600X 4.62
+121%

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 121% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 2500U 7
Ryzen 5 2600X 15
+119%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 119% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 2500U 609
Ryzen 5 2600X 1341
+120%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 120% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 2500U 137
Ryzen 5 2600X 163
+19%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 19% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 2500U 1.59
Ryzen 5 2600X 1.81
+13.8%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 14% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 2500U 3.3
Ryzen 5 2600X 8
+142%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 142% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 2500U 2426
Ryzen 5 2600X 4599
+89.6%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 90% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 2500U 121
Ryzen 5 2600X 207
+71.4%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 71% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 2500U 35
Ryzen 5 2600X 81
+132%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 132% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 9.00
Recency 26 October 2017 19 April 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

The Ryzen 5 2600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop one.


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