AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 16 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 102.36

Overall Rank:
984th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
1312th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
320th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $120.00 USD (2024-06-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12283

Single Thread Rating

2066

Samples: 7478*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,200
Thread: 1,825

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Integer Math	41,587 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	21,428 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,310 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,725 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	172,204 KBytes/Sec
Physics	644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,653 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,066 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$120.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	TRIGKEY S5 AMD Ryzen 7 Mini PC, 5800H (8C16T, Up to 4.4 GHz),MAX 57W 19V3A Micro Computer, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz\| 500GB PCIE3.0 NVME SSD, Small PC 4K Triple Displays, WiFi 6+BT5.2, DP, HDMI, USB3.2	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T,up to 4.0 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVMe SSD Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz,Wifi6 BT5.2,Auto Power On	$237.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T, Up to 4.0GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVMe SSD, SER5 Mini Computers Support 4K@60Hz Triple Display WiFi6/BT5.2/DP1.4/HDMI2.0/USB3.2 Gaming/Office/Home	$239.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T, Up to 4.0GHz)，16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB SSD Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz,Mini Computer Support 4K@60Hz Output/WiFi6/BT5.2/Office/Home/Gaming,Auto Power On	$237.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MXZ Desktop Gaming Computer Home&Office PC R5 5600G,16GB DDR4 3200, 500G NVME SSD，6 RGB Fans, WiFi & Win 11 Pro 64-bit Ready	$489.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,283

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		102.36
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		2,066

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2142136 - Jul 10 2024		12274
BL2142050 - Jul 10 2024		13418
BL2141455 - Jul 09 2024		12415
BL2141315 - Jul 09 2024		12061
BL2140781 - Jul 08 2024		12173

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,283
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,062 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,856 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,475 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,321 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,193 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,133 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		10,201 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,839 (-19.9%)
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,631 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,547 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,232 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		10,671 (-13.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		1,899

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