| Name: | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
| Family: | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Group: | AMD Ryzen 2000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 2 |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 12 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2018 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, you'll need a motherboard with a AM4 (PGA 1331) socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is 3.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores: | 6 |
| Threads: | 12 |
| Cores: | 6x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 4.2 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 4.0 GHz |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-2933 |
| Max. Memory: | 64.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 46.9 GB/s |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 95 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 95 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | 95 °C |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is manufactured using a 12 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 16.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 12 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | AM4 (PGA 1331) |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 16.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V, SVM |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q2/2018 |
| Release price: | 220 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
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22974
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
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22974
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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22745
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Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
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22600
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
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22052
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
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14028
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AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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13982
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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13982
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AMD EPYC Embedded 3251
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
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13982
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Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
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13961
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
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7555
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Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
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7545
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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7514
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Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
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7455
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Intel Core i7-10750H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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7314
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
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6120
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Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
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6120
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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6020
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
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5974
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Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
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5929
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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5788
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
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5786
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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5782
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Intel Xeon E-2334
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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5769
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
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5768
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-11375H
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
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5610
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Intel Core i5-9600
6C 6T @ 3.1 GHz
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5602
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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5598
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Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
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5578
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Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
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5568
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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4854
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
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4850
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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4823
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Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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4820
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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4820
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
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3615
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Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
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3595
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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3593
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Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
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3551
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Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
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3548
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
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3065
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Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
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3052
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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3048
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Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
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3009
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
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3007
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
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1382
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Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
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1381
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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1380
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Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
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1374
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
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1364
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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1288
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Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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1288
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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1287
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Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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1286
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Apple A12 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.49 GHz
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1286
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
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1078
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Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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1074
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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1074
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Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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1074
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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1072
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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1052
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AMD EPYC 7552
48C 96T @ 2.2 GHz
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1052
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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1052
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AMD EPYC 7552
48C 96T @ 2.2 GHz
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1052
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Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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1052
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
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451
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Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
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450
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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446
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Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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435
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Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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432
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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422
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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421
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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421
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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421
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Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
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420
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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288.4
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Intel Core i7-6850K
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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279.7
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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278.4
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Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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277
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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277
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
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176
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Intel Pentium Gold G6600
2C 4T @ 4.2 GHz
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176
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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176
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Intel Core i7-8700T
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
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176
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Intel Core i3-10300T
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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176
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
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Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
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110
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Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
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110
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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109
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
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107
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
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107
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
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14.6
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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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14.4
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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14.4
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Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 1.8 GHz
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14.3
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Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
12C 24T @ 1.8 GHz
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14.3
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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2.1
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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2.1
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
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2.1
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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2.1
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Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
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2.1
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