AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600X 4.20GHz (Socket AM4) Processor

Hi folk!

I was looking for a platform upgrade for my ageing TrueNAS server and stumbled upon this Ryzen 5 2600X.

I know this is not the newest CPU but it still has plenty of power and could do great in someone's budget gaming, streaming, or server rig.

It comes with 3-year warranty and a semi-decent cooler.

Considering the power/price ratio, I think this is a pretty sweet deal that won't break the bank.

The downside:
I can only see one, if you plan to use it for a server/streamer it does not have APU so you will need additional GPU.

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The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6-core processor belongs to AMD's second generation of processors based on the "Zen" architecture.

The Ryzen 2000 series "Zen+"processors build on the successful foundations laid by the first generation of "Zen" microarchitecture. Going by the codename of Pinnacle Ridge, the Texas-based chip manufacturer is ready to impress businesses and consumers with a second wave of newly optimised high-end processors.

Although still utilising the AM4 platform, the new processors stand ready to bring some serious competition into the field of play by means of higher clock frequencies, an improved boost function, as well as advanced overclocking technology in the form of XFR2.

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is a "Pinnacle Ridge"-gen processor offering six physical CPU cores which, thanks to Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT), are capable of processing two threads simultaneously.

This results in a doubling of the virtual core count to make for 12 in total. The hexa-core model functions with a clock frequency of 3.6 GHz per core which, thanks to Precision Boost 2, can change in real time to match the use case scenario - irrespective of whether this is in games or applications. These adjustments are made in precise on-the-fly increments while remaining within the TDP up to a Turbo frequency of 4.25 GHz.

The TDP sits at just 95 Watts which, in comparison to other 6-core processors from AMD, is extremely conservative - especially when taking into account the increased clock frequencies of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Manufactured using the new, advanced 12 nm FLP manufacturing process, the processor comes with a total of 3 MB Level 2 Cache and 16 MB Level 3 Cache which are then combined together to form a "Smart Prefetch Cache".

The CPU offers 20 PCIe 3.0 lanes, four of which are reserved for the connection to the motherboard chipset and for operating NVMe SSDs. As a result 16 lanes remain for communicating with graphics cards which, in either x16 or x8+x8 modes, support NVIDIA's SLI technology for multiple graphics cards. In terms of memory, DDR4-RAM modules rated for operation at 2933 MHz are supported, meaning that even higher clock frequencies can be achieved via overclocking.

Features

• 6 "Zen"-cores rated at a mere 95 Watt Thermal Design Power (TDP)
• 12 Threads thanks to Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT)
• Very high Single- and Multi-Thread performance
• Base Clock of 3.6 GHz & 4.25 GHz Turbo with Precision Boost 2
• Includes XFR2 automatic overclocking function
• Unlocked multiplier for manual overclocking (unlocked CPU)
• Large Unified Cache Memory: 3 MB L2 & 16 MB L3
• High-efficiency, non-planar 12 Nanometer LPtransistors
• AVX2 Instruction Set Extensions for complex vector calculations
• Two AES units for fast, reliable data encryption
• Modern AM4 platform with extensive range of features
• Supports DDR4-RAM rated at a guaranteed 2933 MHz (Dual-Channel)
• Includes AMD Wraith Spire CPU cooler

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