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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

AM4
Desktop
6 cores
12 threads

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is a low-tier desktop 12 nm processor with 6 cores and 12 threads. Running on the AM4 socket, with a TDP of 95 watts, this CPUmediocre

TDP
95
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This CPU doest't have integrated graphics! You will need a dedicated graphics card in your build to get your display to work.

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Open BoxAMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX
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Open BoxAMD Ryzen 5 2600X Pinnacle Ridge 3.6GHz 16MB Cache AM4 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed
$150.00

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Pinnacle Ridge 3.6GHz 16MB Cache AM4 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed

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UsedAMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX
$69.99

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UsedAMD Ryzen 5 2600X Pinnacle Ridge 3.6GHz 16MB Cache AM4 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Pinnacle Ridge 3.6GHz 16MB Cache AM4 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed

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Compatible Motherboards (251)

Levels of Cache

L1, L2 and L3 memory cache are what the CPU checks first before reaching out to your computer's memory. These modules are sitting on the CPU itself, so logically, the more cache a CPU has, the faster it gets access to data.

96KB
96KB
96KB
96KB
96KB
96KB

Up to 100x faster than RAM

512KB
512KB
512KB
512KB
512KB
512KB

Up to 25x faster than RAM

16MB

Shared between all cores

Up to 8x faster than RAM

Supported Features

Very rare

Rare

Uncommon

Common

Compatibility

Precision Boost 2

AMD's 2nd-gen automatic CPU frequency adjustment technology.

XFR 2

AMD's 2nd-gen Extended Frequency Range for overclocking.

AES

Hardware-accelerated Advanced Encryption Standard instructions.

AVX2

Advanced Vector Extensions 2 for enhanced SIMD operations.

SHA

Hardware-accelerated Secure Hash Algorithm instructions.

FMA3

Fused Multiply-Add instructions for floating-point operations.

AMD-V

AMD's virtualization technology for x86 processors.

SMT

Simultaneous Multi-Threading for parallel thread execution.