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AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 2600.
budgetdiscontinued
- Zen+ refinement of the 1600
- Still fine for 1080p with a modest GPU
Best price
$65$199 MSRP
at Amazon
//01SPEC SHEET
BrandAMD
Release year2018
MSRP$199
SocketAM4
Cores / Threads6C / 12T
Base clock3.4 GHz
Boost clock3.9 GHz
TDP65 W
L3 cache16 MB
Integrated graphicsNO
Memory supportDDR4
Gaming FPS ceiling82 FPS
Included coolerWraith Stealth
//02PRICE COMPARISON
Prices as of 01 Oct 2026, 22:44 UTC
//03PRICE HISTORY
90d min
$53
90d avg
$60
90d max
$65
//04PERFORMANCE
//05COMPATIBILITY
//06ALTERNATIVES
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