How reliably does the 2600 overclock?

[octopus67]

I'm considering a new build and am torn between the 2600 and the 2600x. There's a £50 difference in price and I'm conscious that I may well want to upgrade to next year's offering.

 

How reliably does the 2600 overclock - what sort of results are you guys getting? I have a NH-D15 so I don't think thermals will be a problem. Half the advice I've read thus far suggests that all 2600s will hit 4.2 with no problem. The other half suggests I might be lucky to get 4!

 

Any advice very much appreciated.

[Earnist_]

Just now, octopus67 said:

I'm considering a new build and am torn between the 2600 and the 2600x. There's a £50 difference in price and I'm conscious that I may well want to upgrade to next year's offering.

 

How reliably does the 2600 overclock - what sort of results are you guys getting? I have a NH-D15 so I don't think thermals will be a problem. Half the advice I've read thus far suggests that all 2600s will hit 4.2 with no problem. The other half suggests I might be lucky to get 4!

 

Any advice very much appreciated.

i personally have a 1700x and i can only get 3.85 without upping voltage but on my friends build we got 4ghz first try with no voltage increase

[mxk]

12 minutes ago, Earnist_ said:

i personally have a 1700x and i can only get 3.85 without upping voltage but on my friends build we got 4ghz first try with no voltage increase

This is why you might get different results than others, @octopus67. All chips are different and will overclock differently.

[Swarlos]

They call it the silicon lottery for a reason.  You simply don't know how well an individual chip will overclock, but you can look at some statistics to get a sense.

 

Straight up comparison of 2600 vs 2600x

 

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-2600X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-2600/3956vs3955

 

Binning Statistics for several chips, 2600x included, but not 2600

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iHRE4A_UmE0fSAQw3PAflifI7UCtlpjVYauhcy0rYlc/edit#gid=1324001660

 

 

The 2600x comes with a better heatsink, but if you're already using an NH-D15 my feeling is that you're better off saving money on the 2600.

 

 

[xg32]

1 hour ago, octopus67 said:

I'm considering a new build and am torn between the 2600 and the 2600x. There's a £50 difference in price and I'm conscious that I may well want to upgrade to next year's offering.

 

How reliably does the 2600 overclock - what sort of results are you guys getting? I have a NH-D15 so I don't think thermals will be a problem. Half the advice I've read thus far suggests that all 2600s will hit 4.2 with no problem. The other half suggests I might be lucky to get 4!

 

Any advice very much appreciated.

if you have a x470 hero or taichi, you are guaranteed 4.2. Edit: non-avx.