AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X operates with:

CPU Cores 6.

CPU Threads: 12.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 4.20 GHz base 4.00 GHz all cores.

TDP: 95 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: AM4.

This version includes

16.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2933 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 20 lanes.

Tjunction keeps below 95 °C degrees C.

In particular, Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 12 nm

Virtualization AMD-V, SVM.

The product was released on Q2/2018.

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CPU generation and family

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Ryzen
AMD Ryzen 2000
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

3.60 GHz
4.20 GHz
Yes
normal
6
Yes

Memory & PCIe

DDR4-2933
3.0
2
3.0
20

Encryption

Yes check

Internal Graphics

DDR4-2933
no iGPU
No turbo
12 nm

Technical details

x86-64 (64 bit)
Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
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AMD-V, SVM
16.00 MB
Q2/2018
AM4

Thermal Management

95 W
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