AMD's Ryzen 5 2600x is a midrange processor based on AMD's Zen+ architecture for gaming and content creation. This is AMD's second-generation Ryzen processor, the Ryzen 5 2600x. With 3.6GHz base clock speed and 4.2GHz turbo boost speed, Ryzen 5 2600x's six-core processor clocks at 4.2GHz.