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Ryzen 5 2600X vs Engineering Sample 506E8 3GHz


Description
The 2600X is based on Zen+ architecture while the 506E8 3GHz is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600X gets a score of 333.1 k points while the 506E8 3GHz gets 210.9 k points.

Summarizing, the 2600X is 1.6 times faster than the 506E8 3GHz. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f82
506e8
Core
Pinnacle Ridge
Kaby Lake
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
95 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2018
June 2016
Mean monothread perf.
66.44k points
58.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
333.12k points
210.91k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
2600X
506E8 3GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
15.75k
22.46k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
26.29k
20.45k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.91k
4.75k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.48k
10.39k (x0.56)
TOTAL
66.44k
58.05k (x0.87)

Multithread

2600X

506E8 3GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
94.49k
92.69k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
182.53k
90.45k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
45.95k
22.02k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.15k
5.75k (x0.57)
TOTAL
333.12k
210.91k (x0.63)

Performance/W
2600X
506E8 3GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
995 points/W