Gemini Lake vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	836	not rated
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.73	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)	Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$142 (0.7x MSRP)	$152

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Gemini Lake 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	no data
Threads	12	no data
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Gemini Lake 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

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

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Memory specs

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

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Gemini Lake.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 April 2018	11 December 2017
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm

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