Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U vs Ryzen 5 2600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600X
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.75
+10.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
7.94

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking874950
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.51no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency8.7250.09
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Renoir-U PRO (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)7 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3621
L1 cache576 KB384 KB
L2 cache3 MB3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size213 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 2600X 8.75
+10.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 7.94

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 2600X 13899
+10.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 12616

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 2600X 1247
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1313
+5.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 2600X 5280
+14.9%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4594

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 2600X 4958
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 5289
+6.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 2600X 29954
+8.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 27559

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 2600X 15
+12.5%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 13

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 2600X 1341
+15.5%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1161

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2600X 163
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 175
+7.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2600X 1.81
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 2.02
+11.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 2600X 8
+48.1%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 5.4

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 2600X 4599
+21.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 3795

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2600X 6094
+31.1%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4649

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 2600X 352
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 429
+21.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 2600X 1145
+6.9%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1071

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 2600X 4293
+1.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4223

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 2600X 33222
+3.9%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 31980

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 2600X 186
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 186

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.75 7.94
Recency 13 April 2018 7 May 2020
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600X has a 10.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U is a notebook one.


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