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.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Good for Gaming?

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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:
1064th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
1394th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
354th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12277

Single Thread Rating

2066

Samples: 7706*
*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	41,557 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	21,421 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,279 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,714 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	172,129 KBytes/Sec
Physics	644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,654 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,066 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th 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 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)
	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)
	HP Pavilion AMD Radeon RX 6600XT, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Processor, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Wi-Fi 5 & Bluetooth 4.2, 9 USB Ports, Pre-Built Gaming PC Tower (TG01-2070, 2021)	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,277

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		204.66
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.48
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 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
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
BL2269101 - Dec 08 2024		12101
BL2268663 - Dec 07 2024		12401
BL2268506 - Dec 07 2024 [Overclocked]		13929
BL2268504 - Dec 07 2024		11939
BL2267756 - Dec 06 2024		12054

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,277
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,056 (+6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,811 (+20.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,908 (+13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,190 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,469 (-22.9%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,110 (+14.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,594 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,622 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,880 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,827 (+4.5%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,460 (-6.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,035 (-10.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		1,657

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