Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	686	819
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.74	14.95
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	19 September 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$182 (0.4x MSRP)	$215

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has 17% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1800X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	768 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	192 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 PRO 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	no data
AVX	+	+
XFR	+	no data
SenseMI	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 PRO 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 PRO 2600.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 7 1800X outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 by 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.59	8.73
Recency	2 March 2017	19 September 2018
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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