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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 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 2600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 193.35

Overall Rank:
973rd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
982nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
321st fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $71.89 USD (2024-12-20)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13900
Single Thread Rating
2382

Samples: 5830*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 14,305
Thread: 2,147

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,436 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,277 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,956 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,165 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,736 KBytes/Sec
Physics696 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,569 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,382 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$170.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$239.98 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,900
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 193.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K
 150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K
 111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.43
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,566
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 2,382
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2285347 - Dec 18 2024
14487
BL2284490 - Dec 17 2024
14582
BL2284224 - Dec 17 2024
12752
BL2283990 - Dec 17 2024
13812
BL2283984 - Dec 17 2024
13812
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,900
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,698 (+12.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,057 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 12,278 (-11.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,189 (-5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,661 (+12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,808 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,120 (+16.0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,237 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,096 (+1.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 11,589 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 9,541 (-31.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 8,731 (-37.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,916
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 1,978