AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 95 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 1600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 104.50

Overall Rank:
947th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
1131st fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
306th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $125.00 USD (2024-06-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13062

Single Thread Rating

2198

Samples: 2948*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,048
Thread: 1,967

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Integer Math	44,578 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,010 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,831 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,596 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,898 KBytes/Sec
Physics	667 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,116 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,198 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th 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
	$125.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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 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)
	Beelink Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(up to 4.0GHz) Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB M.2 NVMe SSD Mini Desktop 4K@60Hz Triple Display Wifi6/BT5.2/USB3.2 Office & Home	$239.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T,up to 4.0GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 1TB M.2 SSD Graphics 6cores 1600 MHz Wifi6/BT5.2,Support Triple Display Micro PC	$259.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC, Mini Computers with AMD Ryzen 5 5560U, 6C/12T, 16GB DDR4+ 1TB NVMe M.2 2280 SSD, 1000Mbps, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, DP, HDMI, Type-C	$279.00 (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 1600X		13,062

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 1600X		104.50
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 1600X		2,198

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2145380 - Jul 14 2024		12154
BL2144821 - Jul 14 2024		13167
BL2144361 - Jul 13 2024		12303
BL2141816 - Jul 10 2024		13915
BL2136981 - Jul 03 2024		13685

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,062
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,856 (-1.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,283 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,475 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,201 (-21.9%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,321 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,637 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,193 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,133 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		9,839 (-24.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,671 (-18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		16,178 (+23.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,673 (+20.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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 1600X		1,989

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