Athlon 5350 vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+641%
Athlon 5350
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.12

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Athlon 5350 by a whopping 641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 5350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9052388
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.94no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.084.24
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 5350 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.05 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.05 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache3 MB2048 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nm28 nm
Die size192 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 5350 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
SocketAM4AM1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 5350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 5350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 5350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelines-128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 5350 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 5350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-DirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon 5350.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes204

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 2600 8.30
+641%
Athlon 5350 1.12

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 13189
+640%
Athlon 5350 1783

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 1163
+424%
Athlon 5350 222

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 4895
+646%
Athlon 5350 656

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 1.12
Recency 19 April 2018 9 April 2014
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 641.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 5350, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5350 in performance tests.


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