AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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.

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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: 204.66

Overall Rank:
1069th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1398th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
355th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.99 USD (2024-10-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12278

Single Thread Rating

2066

Samples: 7766*
*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	41,554 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	21,422 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,278 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,711 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	172,141 KBytes/Sec
Physics	644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,656 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,066 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$115.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$59.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Beelink EQR5 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 5650U(6C/12T,up to 4.2GHz), Mini Computer 8GB DDR4 RAM 500GB PCIe3.0x4 SSD Dual LAN,Support 4K Dual Screen Display (2*HDMI)/WiFi6/BT5.2/Office Micro PC	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Blaze - Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 1600 6-Core 3.2 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, 1TB HDD, 16GB DDR4, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit (16GB Version)	$999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Generic Dragonshell Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 5-1600 65W 3.2 GHz, GeForce GTX 1650, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SATA III SSD + 2 TB HDD, WiFi Ready & Windows 11 Pro, large, Black	$897.99 (www.amazon.com)
	GEEKOM A5 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U(8C/16T, up to 4.5GHz), 16GB DDR4&512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, Vega 8 Graphics, Windows 11 Pro Desktop Computer Support 8K UHD/Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/USB 3.2	$349.00 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI Mini Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 32GB DDR4 512GB SSD Mini PC(8C/16T, up to 4.4Ghz), Dual LAN/4K Triple Display/WiFi6/BT5.2/Dual Channel Mini Desktop Computer, Gaming Pc Support 2.5 Inch HDD	$419.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
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		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,278

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		204.66
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
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 21st 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		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		2,066

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2284653 - Dec 18 2024		11587
BL2284647 - Dec 18 2024		12035
BL2284399 - Dec 17 2024		11408
BL2284362 - Dec 17 2024		12616
BL2283155 - Dec 17 2024		12559

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,278
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,056 (+6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,808 (+20.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,900 (+13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,189 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,467 (-22.9%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,096 (+14.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,590 (-5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		7,755 (-36.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		18,185 (+48.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		17,742 (+44.5%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,619 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,883 (+4.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		1,656

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