The AMD Ryzen 5 2600E is a desktop processor with 6 cores, launched in September 2018. It is part of the Ryzen 5 lineup, using the Zen+ (Pinnacle Ridge) architecture with Socket AM4. Thanks to AMD Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) the core-count is effectively doubled, to 12 threads. Ryzen 5 2600E has 16 MB of L3 cache and operates at 3.1 GHz by default, but can boost up to 4 GHz, depending on the workload. AMD is making the Ryzen 5 2600E on a 12 nm production node using 4,800 million transistors. The silicon die of the chip is not fabricated at AMD, but at the foundry of GlobalFoundries. The multiplier is locked on Ryzen 5 2600E, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 65 W, the Ryzen 5 2600E consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. AMD's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. This processor does not have integrated graphics, you will need a separate graphics card.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Ryzen 5 2600E, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) can run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, AMD is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.