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.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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 1600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 576 KB, L2: 3.0 MB, L3: 16 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 238.80

Overall Rank: 843

Last Price Change: $51.50 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

12298

Single Thread Rating: 2067
Samples: 7094*
*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	41,654 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	21,449 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,395 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,751 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	172,388 KBytes/Sec
Physics	644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,650 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,067 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$140.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$51.50 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	ViprTech Blizzard Gaming PC Computer Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 1600, GTX 1060 6GB, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB HDD, VR-Ready, RGB, WiFi, Windows 10 Pro, Streaming, Editing	$849.95 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY AMD Ryzen 7 Mini PC, 5800H (Up to 4.4 GHz) 8Core 16Thread S5 Pro,MAX 57W 19V3A Mini Desktop, Micro Computer, 16GB \| 500GB, Small PC 4K Triple Displays, WiFi 6+BT5.2, DP, HDMI, USB3.2	$379.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 5560U Up to 4.0GHz 6C/12T,16GB RAM 500GB SSD Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz, WiFi 6 BT5.2, W-11 Pro Mini Computer	$329.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5560U (6C/12T, Up to 4.0GHz), 16GB RAM DDR4 500GB NVMe SSD, Mini Desktop Computer Support 4K@60Hz, Three Display, WiFi6, BT5.2, HDMI+DP, Type-C, Gigabit LAN, Office	$329.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC W11 Pro, AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T up to 4 GHz), 8GB DDR4 500GB NVME SSD Graphics 7 core 1800 MHz WiFi 6/BT5.2/Triple Display Mini PC Computer	$309.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,534
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,403
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,713
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,407
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,196
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,298

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		238.80
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
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 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,648
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		2,067

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1964664 - Dec 07 2023		11802
BL1964065 - Dec 07 2023		12436
BL1963807 - Dec 06 2023		12592
BL1963656 - Dec 06 2023		11882
BL1963445 - Dec 06 2023		12777

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,298
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,216 (+7.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,071 (+6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		7,782 (-36.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,811 (+20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,949 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,686 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,901 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,829 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,448 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		10,759 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,655 (-21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,089 (-26.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,226
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,577
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,421
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,343
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,236
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,569
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,515
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		2,021

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