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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X separate most on l3 cache: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X at 16 MB, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X at 32 MB, 50% in favour of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. They match on 22 other specifications, including product line, form factor and core/thread count.
Specs
| Specification |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Product Line | Ryzen 5 | Ryzen 5 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 2600X | 3600X |
| Codename | Pinnacle Ridge | Matisse |
| Core/Thread Count | 6 Core / 12 Thread | 6 Core / 12 Thread |
| Release Year | 2018 | 2019 |
| TDP | 95 W | 95 W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 16MB L3 + 3MB L2 + 576KB L1 | 32MB L3 + 3MB L2 + 384KB L1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 4.2 GHz / 3.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz / 3.8 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | true | true |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB-50% | 32 MB |
| Base Power | 95 W | 95 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 128 | 128 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 2933 | 3200 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Capacity | 64 | 128 |
| ECC Support | false | false |
| Integrated Graphics | No | No |
| PCIe Generation | 3.0 | 4 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
| Launch MSRP | 229 | 249 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 5 | Ryzen 5 |
| CPU Process Node | 12 Nanometers | 7 Nanometers (TSMC) |
| Architecture | Zen+, Ryzen 2000 Series | Zen 2, Ryzen 3000 Series |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |