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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.
The days of fretting over manual overclocks are at an end now that the CPU itself is capable of regulating it independently: The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is equipped with the second generation auto-OC feature known as Extended Frequency Range (XFR2). This allows the processor's frequency to be boosted far beyond the maximum boost clock defined by factory settings, provided that the installed cooling solution holds sufficient reserve capacity. As soon as the CPU's integrated sensors register the extra cooling capacity, the Ryzen CPU automatically sets about making clock frequency adjustments to match the respective cooling.
Note: This relates to a boxed version that includes the AMD Wraith Spire CPU cooler. The use of an AMD Ryzen CPU requires an AM4 motherboard.
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