Athlon X4 750 vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
+403%
Athlon X4 750
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.65

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Athlon X4 750 by a whopping 403% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon X4 750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9162082
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.092.40
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)October 2013 (11 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 X4 750 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 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)192K
L2 cache3 MB4 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nm32 nm
Die size192 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon X4 750 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
SocketAM4FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon X4 750. 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++
AVX++
PowerNow-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon X4 750 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon X4 750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Athlon X4 750.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

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
+403%
Athlon X4 750 1.65

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
+402%
Athlon X4 750 2625

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 1.65
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 32 nm

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 403% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 750 in performance tests.


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