Last week we took an in-depth look at the AMD’s new 2nd Generation Ryzen processor series by looking at the performance of the flagship AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8-core, 16-thread processor that runs $329. We were impressed by how the AMD AM4 platform has matured, but we still wanted to take a look at the lower-cost models. Today, we will be taking a closer look at the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6-core, 12-thread processor that comes with the Wraith Spire CPU cooler for $229. This processor used the Zen+ architecture with the all the Infinity Fabric connections just like the flagship Ryzen 7 2700X model, but two of the cores in the dual-CCX configuration have been disabled at the factory. This means it is lacking 2-cores and 4-threads and has 19MB of cache instead of 20MB. That doesn’t sound bad for having $100 shaved off the price!