AMD's second-gen Ryzen 5 2600 is an able CPU, but you might be tempted to move up to the third-gen Ryzen 5 3600. Here's what you need to know before making a final decision.

Today we're checking out the $200 Ryzen 5 2600, ... The 1st gen Ryzen CPUs have been overclocked to 4 GHz while I was able to get the 2600X stable at 4.1 GHz and the 2700X at 4.2 GHz.

Round two of our launch day Ryzen coverage. LEO takes a look at the smaller brother of the two processors released today in the shape of the Ryzen 5 2600X. Is it one you need to be considering for a ...

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 specs. As you might expect there's not a great deal of difference between the Ryzen 5 2600X and the straight 2600 chip. They're both based on the same updated, advanced, 12nm ...

The Ryzen 5 2600 is quicker than every other first-generation Ryzen CPU and comes close to matching Intel's Core i5-8600K when overclocked, and faster memory will close the gap even more.

The Ryzen 5 2600, armed with 16GB of fast RAM and a capable GTX 1070 GPU managed to score 4,934 without overclocking, followed by 5,479 in PC Mark 10 when pushed to 4.2GHz.

The Ryzen 5 2600X and 2600 are currently apart by only $25. The X model gets the upper hand with better out of the box performance and a better cooler for $190 , while the 2600 comes in at just $165 .

Leaked results show AMD's second generation Ryzen CPUs could be much faster. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip. Featured. ... with the Ryzen 5 2600 scoring 4269 compared to 3817 for the Ryzen 5 1600.

It's time for the second generation of the AMD Ryzen brand of PC processors. The first lineup includes the Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen 7 2700, Ryzen 5 2600X, and Ryzen 5 2600. Two of these CPUs roll with ...

For the Ryzen 5 models, there’s the Ryzen 5 2600X, which costs $229 and runs at 3.6GHz (with a boost to 4.2GHz) and the Ryzen 5 2600, which costs $199 is clocked at 3.4GHz, which can be boosted ...

Meanwhile, the Ryzen 5 2600 costs $199 (about £140, AU$260), and is also a hair slower at 3.4 GHz and 3.9 GHz base and boost clock speeds, respectively – along with 19MB cache and 65W TDP.