AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6GHz (Pinnacle Ridge) Socket AM4 - boxed with Wraith Max Cooler [YD260XBCAFMAX]

With the "Zen +" processors of the Ryzen 2000 series, AMD ties in with the success of the first generation of "Zen" microarchitecture. Under the code name Pinnacle Ridge, the Texan chipmaker releases the second wave of its high-end processors and knows how to convince with various optimizations. The AM4 platform-based processors continue to drive higher clock speeds, improved boost, and the advanced XFR2 automatic overclocking feature to once again challenge the competition.

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X at a glance:
- AMD Ryzen 7
- 6 "Zen" cores with only 95 watts of Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- 12 threads thanks to Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT)
- Very high single and multi-thread performance
- Basic clock of 3.6 GHz & 4.2 GHz Turbo with Precision Boost 2
- With automatic overclocking function XFR2
- Free multiplier for manual overclocking (unlocked CPU)
- Large unified cache memory: 3 MB L2 & 16 MB L3
- Highly efficient, non-planar 12 nanometer LP transistors
- AVX2 instruction set extension for complex vector calculations
- Two AES units for fast, reliable data encryption
- Modern AM4 platform with extensive features
- Supports DDR4 RAM with guaranteed 2,933 MHz (dual-channel)
- Includes AMD Wraith Max CPU cooler with addressable RGB LED ring!

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Hexa Core CPU with 4.25 GHz Precision Boost

The AMD Ryzen 7 2600X is a Pinnacle Ridge processor with six physical CPU cores that can simultaneously process two threads at a time thanks to Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT), effectively increasing the number of cores with the additional six virtual cores doubled to 12. The six-core top model operates at a high clock rate of 3.6 GHz per core, which precisely adapts to the respective utilization scenario in real time with Precision Boost 2 - regardless of whether it is in games or applications - and thus in fine steps on the one hand. fly under the TDP increased in each case up to 4.25 GHz turbo.

The said TDP is only 95 watts, which is very low compared to other 6-core processors from AMD - especially considering the increased clock rates of the AMD Ryzen 7 2600X. Manufactured using the advanced 12nm FLP process, the processor has a total of 3MB of Level 2 cache and 16MB of Level 3 cache, which is called a "smart prefetch cache."

The CPU provides 20 PCIe 3.0 lanes, of which four are reserved for connection to the motherboard chipset and for connecting NVMe SSDs. This leaves 16 lanes to communicate with graphics cards that also support NVIDIA SLI technology for multiple graphics cards in x16 or x8 + x8 mode. In terms of RAM now DDR4 RAM bars are supported with 2,933 MHz, which OC also higher clock rates are possible.
Extended Frequency Range (XFR) for automatic overclocking

AMD Ryzen 77600X does not have to worry about manual overclocking with AMD Ryzen, because the CPU controls it all by itself: The AMD Ryzen 7 2600X is equipped with the second generation Auto OC feature Extended Frequency Range (XFR2) equipped, which can increase the processor clock far beyond the factory set limit of the maximum boost cycle, if the used cooling offers appropriate reserves. As soon as the integrated sensors of the CPU register additional cooling capacities, the Ryzen CPU independently adapts its clock rates to the respective cooling solution.

No intervention by the user is necessary - overclocking has never been so easy! Depending on whether the processor is kept at air temperature by air cooling with a comparatively small boxed cooler, a larger (dual) tower cooler, powerful AiO or custom water cooling or even extremely cold liquid nitrogen (LN2), XFR2 guarantees unlimited clock rates in the premium and enthusiast range depending on the available cooling capacity.

Unlocked CPU: child-friendly overclocking thanks to free multiplier

Alternatively, all AMD Ryzen CPUs are "unlocked" and have - as is familiar from the "Black Editions" and "K" variants of previous model series - a free multiplier, so Overclocker the relatively high clock rates easily by hand in the BIOS or UEFI or by using software tools, an appropriate motherboard with OC-capable chipset, such as AMD X470, and sufficient additional cooling provided.
Notes: This is a boxed version including AMD Wraith Max CPU cooler with an addressable RGB LED ring. To use an AMD Ryzen CPU, an AM4 motherboard is required.

Technical details:
Type:
- AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Zen + / Pinnacle Ridge
- Production: 12 nm LP
- CPU cores:
- 6/12 (physical / virtual)
- CPU clock:
- Base clock: 3.6 GHz
- Boost cycle: max. 4.2 GHz (Precision Boost 2)
- OC clock: 4.2+ GHz (automatically via XFR2)
- Level 2 cache:
- 3 MB (512 KB per core)
- Level 3 cache:
- 16 MB (2 MB per core)

Integrated PCI Express 3.0 lanes:
- x24 (x16 for GPU + x4 for SSD)

Random access memory:
- Memory controller: internal
- Memory channels: 2
- Memory Standard: DDR4 (ECC & non-ECC)
- TDP:
- 95 watts

Socket compatibility:
AT 4

Instruction set extensions:
- SMT (Simultaneous Multithreading)
- X86-64 (64-bit processor AMD64)
- AMD-V (Compute Virtualization)
- VT-Vi (I / O MMU Virtualization)
- 2x AES units (encryption)
- AVX & AVX2 (Advanced Vector Extensions)
- NX-bit (anti-virus protection) & EPP (extended anti-virus protection)
- TBT 3.0 (Turbo Core 3.0)

special feature:
- Free Multiplier (unlocked)