Duron 550 vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking898not rated
Place by popularity23not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.54no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Duron
Power efficiency12.09no data
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)5 June 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 550 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads121
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz0.55 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s200 MT/s
Multiplier345.5
L1 cache576 KBno data
L2 cache3 MB64 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nm180 nm
Die size213 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4800 Million25 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 550 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25.4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size128 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 550.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2018 5 June 2000
Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1
Chip lithography 12 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has an age advantage of 17 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 550, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 550. We've got no test results to judge.


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