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    AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler. Base clock 3.4 GHz.


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    Customers find that the computer processor offers good value for money. They say it runs games well over 100 fps and is great for a budget build. The cooling system is good, with a stock fan and heat sink that maintain low temperatures.

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    585 customers mention "Performance"567 positive18 negative

    Customers appreciate the processor's performance. They mention it runs games well over 100 fps, has fast RAM, and good performance for almost any task. The consistent all-core speed and improved memory compatibility are also appreciated. 1080p HEVC videos with no lag are also mentioned as great. Overall, customers find the computer to be powerful without spending over $900.

    "...In terms of quality, stability, performance I've had no issues. I use this computer for gaming, as well as overall work/research needs...." Read more

    "...Old habits. Watching 1080p HEVC videos with no lag is again something else to behold, heck, Ryzen 5 2600 isn't on his final form yet with that stuff..." Read more

    "...Pair this with a decent overclock and you have a capable processor that comes in at half the price of the competition...." Read more

    "...: Six cores x 3.4GHz processing speed will drastically reduce the time to transcode videos and increase the number of clients I can support with my..." Read more

    554 customers mention "Value for money"532 positive22 negative

    Customers appreciate the value for money of the computer processor. They say it's a good budget CPU that performs well, great for a gamer's budget build, and the best bang for the buck CPU.

    "...No regrets whatsoever. Make no mistake, this is an exceptional CPU for the value and has a great reputation for running games well...." Read more

    "...Price: Ryzen CPU's are priced much lower than Intel counterparts and offer a better price/performance...." Read more

    "...and expectations because when you eliminate bottlenecks you get an amazing value and a stellar PC...." Read more

    "...It requires a Socket 4 motherboard. It's a pretty good middle-of-the-road price point — good performance for almost any task, but not up to the..." Read more

    425 customers mention "Works well"403 positive22 negative

    Customers like the processor. It performs well in general workstations and runs most games smoothly. They find it a fantastic product for its value and gaming performance. The stock heatsink is good, and VR works well on it.

    "...this is an exceptional CPU for the value and has a great reputation for running games well...." Read more

    "...There's tons of tests on how well this CPU performs with games especially mainstream games that I do not need to go into as I'm more into video..." Read more

    "...This processor packs a punch and is a true workhorse that can handle any task you throw at it...." Read more

    "Good product would recommend and fast shipping would order again thank you" Read more

    208 customers mention "Cooling"162 positive46 negative

    Customers appreciate the computer processor's cooling. They find it easy to install with a good cooler and thermal paste already applied. The stock fan and heat sink are good, and look nice in their tempered glass case.

    "...Water cooling is not needed and a good down-firing cooling fan such as the included one or even an upgraded one is all that you need, they also..." Read more

    "...Wraith Stealth Cooler, which is not only quiet but also keeps the processor running cool, so you don't have to worry about overheating and thermal..." Read more

    "...Stock fan and heat-sink are good, and look nice in my tempered glass case, so I have no plans to upgrade the cooling at this time...." Read more

    "...With the stock cooler and stock settings it performs well temps are ok had a high of 76°C in Cinebench R20 with a score of 2691 multi core...." Read more

    161 customers mention "Ease of installation"137 positive24 negative

    Customers find the installation process for this computer processor easy. They say it makes building a rig simple, and upgrading is straightforward. Mounting the cooler isn't difficult, but attention is needed in the screw. The computer starts up and is ready to use in less than a minute.

    "...Not only does this make building your rig easy, but there is some assurance that when you want to upgrade to the latest Ryzen CPU you will not have..." Read more

    "...And I really like the future of the AM4 socket, as upgrading will hopefully be real easy if that is ever even needed." Read more

    "...Other than that, overclocking it has been easy and reliable, I've set it to 3.85ghz with no temperature issue with stock cooling on the CPU...." Read more

    "...I could not have been more surprised with the ease of installation with this CPU...." Read more

    111 customers mention "Gaming capability"111 positive0 negative

    Customers like the gaming capability of the computer processor. They say it handles any game they throw at it like a champ, runs games and streams well if paired with a decent GPU, and is a great addition to their gaming setup.

    "...I've been able to run several modern games without any issue (along with RX570 and 16GB DDR4/3000Mhz ram)...." Read more

    "For gaming this served okay but the stuttering in all games was ridiculous because the CPU could not keep up with even a 2060 6GB." Read more

    "...I also heard this CPU is great for streaming and most work stations as well, definitely recommend it to anyone building their first rig or upgrading..." Read more

    "...Easy installation * Can be overclocked * Handles 1080p gaming no problem Cons: * Fan is noisier than I'd like *..." Read more

    104 customers mention "Build quality"90 positive14 negative

    Customers appreciate the build quality of the computer processor. They find the stock cooler adequate, and the CPU itself is praised for its performance. Many consider it a good mid-range product and excellent for the price.

    "...In terms of quality, stability, performance I've had no issues. I use this computer for gaming, as well as overall work/research needs...." Read more

    "...So there you go. Proven AMD architecture, good bang for the buck, and comes with an almost-dead-silent CPU cooler...." Read more

    "...Right out of the box it screams class with solid packaging and includes a decent/stylish cooler...." Read more

    "My new AMD 5 2600 pc build is amazing. It has plenty reserve horsepower to do anything I ask it to do...." Read more

    69 customers mention "Stability"69 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the computer processor's stability. They find it reliable and powerful for gaming, with no issues or crashes. The fan is described as solid and quiet. Overall, customers are satisfied with the performance and value of this low-cost six-core CPU.

    "...In terms of quality, stability, performance I've had no issues. I use this computer for gaming, as well as overall work/research needs...." Read more

    "...Other than that, overclocking it has been easy and reliable, I've set it to 3.85ghz with no temperature issue with stock cooling on the CPU...." Read more

    "...This CPU is easy to install, super dependable and one of those few products out there that are set it and forget it. Great product." Read more

    "...It is fast and steady...." Read more

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    I replaced a 10 year old Core 2 Duo based system with a rig that sports the Ryzen 5 2600 at its core. After reading reviews, benchmark data, power usage data, etc. I decided I would finally give AMD a try. I used to shy away from AMD because there wouldn't be enough of a price differential in AMD's favor to justify moving to AMD. I have no regrets replacing my media server with this solution and here's why:* Power: Six cores and 65W rating means the purchase price alone will be offset by power savings in the first 18-24 months.* Speed: Six cores x 3.4GHz processing speed will drastically reduce the time to transcode videos and increase the number of clients I can support with my Plex server, while serving up all the other services I run on the box.* Value: Six cores from the competitor will run about $100 more for the CPU alone. Add the extra 30W (95W TDP vs. 65W TDP) and the power bill for the competitor equivalent will be about 35-45% higher. I also read somewhere that AMD hasn't been changing the socket requirements and forcing users to buy new motherboards with subsequent processor generations, which is yet another plus as long as this holds true (and is technically feasible).The only word of caution I have is this: If you're performing a new build and don't have any older AM4 CPUs lying around, I highly recommend checking your potential choice of motherboard for processor compatibility prior to ordering. I chose a B350 board and had to get a boot kit from AMD to facilitate a BIOS update to make this CPU work with it. This oversight cost me more time and hassle since I was unwilling to seek out or pay for alternative solutions to my issue. In the future, I'll be sure to check the vendors' support sites and make sure I buy a motherboard that supports the CPU from its "Base" BIOS version.My only complaint is that the hold-down screws for the heatsink have too much spring tension, which makes threading into the backing plate a bit challenging. I also ended up rotating the fan 90 degrees on the heatsink so that the logo would not obstruct the DIMM slot. I could have oriented the cooler's logo over the heatsink on the opposite side by rotating the cooler 180 degrees instead but felt it was worth the effort to "fool-proof" myself.I have a 3rd generation i7-based PC that I will more than likely replace with the AMD Ryzen 5 in the near future. In fact, I look forward to it.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2020
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      I've had this CPU installed in my rig for the last few months and it's been great. No regrets whatsoever. Make no mistake, this is an exceptional CPU for the value and has a great reputation for running games well. There is a reason that most of the YouTube build recommendations, specifically for the budget-oriented, will suggest this CPU for your build. Intel should take a page from AMDs book because this card surpasses anything Intel offers at a similar cost; I might even say it surpasses some of what Intel offers at a significantly greater cost.

      In terms of quality, stability, performance I've had no issues. I use this computer for gaming, as well as overall work/research needs. I've been able to run several modern games without any issue (along with RX570 and 16GB DDR4/3000Mhz ram). With regards to work performance, I do a lot of bioinformatic analysis and this CPU has being able to run computationally demanding software/functions via OmicsBox and various scripts in R. Some of the data files that I've used have maybe 40,000 rows of data, all with multiple columns; I've been able to open, edit without any issues. Keep in mind that this is dependent on your ram and drive too!

      Overclocking? I've got this card up to 3.9Ghz with the stock AMD cooler on a B450M Aorus board. I've done stress testing with this clock and it's been totally stable. I've yet to experience a single crash with this OC. Some individuals have gotten their cards up to 4.1 or 4.2 even I think...but, this is contingent on the strength of your individual card. There is some variability in the OC potential from card to card. But, I'd say most can reasonably achieve 3.9 without issue. I plan to liquid cool this CPU in the next week and will see how that affects things. Temperatures have been a little high at times, but again I'm using a stock cooler with a decent OC, often playing highly demanding games.

      I'd highly recommend this card to budget and maybe even non-budget minded individuals. This is a great CPU and I'd probably put more money into a better GPU before I even thought about upgrading this.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018
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      Upgrading from a 10 year old PC which was a 2.20 Gz Dual-Core HP Pavilion to my first custom PC using this CPU as the center piece. It comes without saying that I was no longer being shackled down by the limitation of my old PC with my work flow and also the games I play multitasking with no issues. It's teamed up with an MSI Radeon RX 560 AERO ITX 4G OC128-bit 4GB graphic card.

      There's tons of tests on how well this CPU performs with games especially mainstream games that I do not need to go into as I'm more into video stuff so watching YouTube videos in 1080p is something else coming from 480p tho without realizing it I still find myself watching in 480p at times. Old habits. Watching 1080p HEVC videos with no lag is again something else to behold, heck, Ryzen 5 2600 isn't on his final form yet with that stuff. [Edit Oct 2020] Viewing 4K YouTube videos is also no issues either. Exceptions of course is based on your internet speed's capacity to buffer fast. Not sure about watching in 4K HEVC video tho since my monitor is only 1080p.

      [Edit Oct 25, 2020] Video encoding can take 30 min to 10 hours depending on the length, resolution, and which chroma sampling profile is being used, any filters will add to the encoding time. A 24 min clip with veryslow or placebo settings (with filters) are no problem speed-wise with H.264 10 bit encodes. From either 4:2:0 or 4:4:4 chroma sampling profile finishes it up quick with 18 thread encoding speed! This coming from almost an entire day's worth on my old PC's pitiful 3 threads using the same settings. Regular H.264 8 bit will use 15 threads as its max (if --thread=0 is used) and will obviously be much faster then its 10 bit counterpart. I recommend trying out tesa + subme 11 mode with either profiles if time isn't an issue.

      Not tested it with HEVC as of yet.
      [Edit - Oct 25, 2020] A few sample tests using HEVC 4:4:4 720p with veryslow and sea mode settings (no tune) of a 24 min clip took about 2-13 hours depending on the amount of filters being applied (such as heavy-duty filters like Anti-Aliasing) with max 12 numa-pools (it's kinda like --thread in H.264 but not really?) if left at its default. The profile 8 bit, 10 bit, or 12 bit will either shorten or increase the time, However, the trade of will be higher quality such as more smoother gradients decreasing banding, color format (both at the cost of increased computation during playback) and of course the chroma sampling being used. Be mindful if your target is compatibility tho consult with the x265 documentation if interested especially with the release of HEVC 3.0 (GCC 8.3.0) which brings a number of changes such as the addition of the tune animation.

      To be noted all of this was done on a single Crucial 8GB DDR4 RAM which rarely hit 100% RAM output doing all of the above while encoding but I may add an additional 8/16 GB RAM in the future especially for any 1080p (and 4K) HEVC encodes, so you may want to increase your RAM if that's your target. Further note, if you watch streaming videos such as YouTube while waiting for your video to finish up be certain not to open so many browser tab. The RAM will increase closer to 100% if you've got just 8 GB, speaking from experience.

      I purchased this through the OutletPC seller and they were able to help me out on my concerns and questions as a first time CPU buyer though it wasn't the best of help it got the point across regarding the handling of the CPU and the chances of being a root cause when troubleshooting hardware issues getting the PC to boot properly.
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    • João
      5.0 out of 5 stars O melhor
      Reviewed in Brazil on March 9, 2023
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    • Deepak Kumar
      5.0 out of 5 stars Very good processor
      Reviewed in India on October 17, 2023
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      Very nice processor for multitasking and budget gaming PC build. I am writing review after 3 years and I am still using on my day to day work and latest AAA Gaming like Call of duty Modernwarfare 2 and War zone, Valorant and Counter Strike 2 and it's running fine still now no over heating or any problem. Using with Asus Tuf B450 motherboard with 32gb DDR4 3000 MHZ Ram and Using RTX 3060 12 GB graphics card. Samsung 970 evo plus 1tb Nvme and Antec 650 watt Psu. Still running smooth.
    • Danny
      5.0 out of 5 stars Snelle en koele processor.
      Reviewed in the Netherlands on November 6, 2020
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      Ik gebruik de Ryzen 5 2600 voor één van mijn homeserver builds. Verbruikt weinig energie en blijft erg koel met de meegeleverde koeler. Tussen de 22 en 28 graden idle en maximaal 46 graden tijdens 100% load (uiterraard niet overgeclocked).

      Mooie processor, met veel rekenkracht voor een zacht prijsje!
    • elpichu
      5.0 out of 5 stars Calidad y precio tiene un nombre R5 2600
      Reviewed in Mexico on September 8, 2018
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      Hace más de 10 años que no compraba un procesador AMD, este fue su año. ¿Por qué lo hice?

      Hace un año, entablé una máquina con un Intel i7 6700k, para edición de video, desarrollo de software (.NET y JAVA) y juegos (starcraft y BattleField One) con una GTX 1080, la máquina es excelente, rendimiento y prestaciones, Top of the Art. Pero, este año llegó el momento de ensamblar una máquina para la oficina en desarrollo de software y edición de imágenes; la mejor opción sin duda es el Ryzen 5 2600... Tener 12 threads, cuando tienes más de 5 aplicaciones que consumen bastante recursos y que todas te respondan sin ningún problema no tiene precio.

      En benchmarks generales GeekBench y CineBench, el Risen 5 2600, aplastaba por más de un 40% al i7 de sexta generación, y por la mitad del precio. No tuve problemas de estabilidad y lo tengo con overclock a 4.1 Ghz.

      Para juegos, definitivamente el i5 ó i7 es mejor, pero si juegas ocasionalmente aún así te recomiendo el Ryzen 5, que eventualmente, los juegos harán mejor uso de más cores y tendrás un micro con una vida más larga.
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    • Andre D'Addio
      5.0 out of 5 stars Auf Ryzen 3 folgt Ryzen 5
      Reviewed in Germany on July 9, 2019
      Style: ProcessorVerified Purchase
      Nachdem ich den kleinen Ryzen 3 2200G ausgiebig testen konnte, habe ich mir nun den Ryzen 5 2600 gegönnt. Nicht das der R3 schlecht war, aber in gewissen Spielen merkte man, das er doch ein wenig schwächelt, aber wie in meiner Rezession zum Ryzen 3 beschrieben, eine klasse APU, die ich wirklich jedem ans Herz legen kann. Und da der R5 über 2 Kerne mehr verfügt und 12 Threads, so war diese Entscheidung mein System aufzurüsten nur folgerichtig. Es macht richtig Spass, ihm bei der 'arbeit' zu zusehen und dabei im Hintergrund noch einige Browserseiten offen bleiben konnten, ohne die Schliessen zu müssen. Ebenso liess er sich Problemlos auf 3.9 GHz hochtakten, wo er nun mit 1.22V Corevoltage läuft und das mit Prime95 bei 65°C. Im Zusammenspiel mit einer GTX 1060 O6G ist der Flaschenhals kaum erwähnenswert, wobei eine GTX 1070ti, eine RTX 2060 oder gar eine Vega 56 die optimalere Entscheidung gewesen wäre. Aber ich legte Wert darauf, daß ich eine gesamt TDP nicht von 180w überschreite, da mein Rechner auf 24/7 Betrieb ausgelegt ist. Mit 3D-Mark Firestrike habe ich immerhin einen Score von knapp 11700 mit diesem Setup erreicht. Das reicht letztlich für meine Bedürfnisse locker aus. Daher gebe ich 5 Sterne, denn ich glaube für ca. 130-135€ bekommt man derzeit nicht vergleichbares. Kurzum, eine tolle CPU. Vermutlich wird diese CPU irgendwann nur noch vom neuen Ryzen 3600 geschlagen werden.