AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600: specs and benchmarks

Summary

AMD started AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 sales 19 September 2018. This is Zen architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 12 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 3900 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM4 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR4 Dual-channel memory.

General info

Of Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance rating	473
Value for money	34.51
Market segment	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	19 September 2018 (3 years ago)
Price now	$215	of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	of 5.5 (Core i9-12900KS)
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	of 1536 (EPYC Embedded 3401)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	of 12288 (Core 2 Quad Q9550)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998)
Chip lithography	12 nm	of 5 (Apple M1 Max)
Die size	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	of 57000 (Apple M1 Max)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+
Unlocked multiplier	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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)	of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8280)
Socket	AM4
Thermal design power (TDP)	65 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

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

AES-NI	+
AVX	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

AMD-V

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	of 4800 (Ryzen 9 6900HS)
Maximum memory size	64 GB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	2	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	of 281.6 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
ECC memory support	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of GPU integrated into Ryzen 5 PRO 2600.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	of 128 (EPYC 7601)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Ryzen 5 PRO 2600. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Overall 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.

Relative perfomance

Overall Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.

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