Ryzen 5 2600E vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking916not rated
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency12.08no data
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)10 September 2018 (6 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 Ryzen 5 2600E 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3431
L1 cache576 KB576 KB
L2 cache3 MB3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm12 nm
Die size213 mm2213 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4800 Million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 2600E. 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++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V++

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 2600E.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2018 10 September 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600E has an age advantage of 4 months, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

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