AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
8.80
+2.3%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking774795
Place by popularitynot in top-10026
Value for money17.2320.29
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2020)Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)
Release date19 September 2018 (5 years old)19 April 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199
Current price$215 $156 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 18% better value for money than Ryzen 5 PRO 2600.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm12 nm
Die size192 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Ryzen 5 2600 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 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensionsno dataSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V++

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB128 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 PRO 2600 and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 PRO 2600 8.80
+2.3%
Ryzen 5 2600 8.60

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 13517
+2.4%
Ryzen 5 2600 13205

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 2% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 1168
+1.4%
Ryzen 5 2600 1152

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 1% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 4760
Ryzen 5 2600 4840
+1.7%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.80 8.60
Recency 19 September 2018 19 April 2018

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Ryzen 5 2600. The differences in performance seem too small.


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