Ryzen 5 2600 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1998X

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Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1998X and Ryzen 5 2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated898
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.51
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data12.09
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)13 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1998X and Ryzen 5 2600 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threadsno data12
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache128 KB (per core)576 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache32768 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data213 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1998X and Ryzen 5 2600 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSP3r2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)0 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1998X and Ryzen 5 2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1998X and Ryzen 5 2600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1998X and Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1998X and Ryzen 5 2600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 16 6
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

Ryzen Threadripper 1998X has 166.7% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 2600, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

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