AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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 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: 189.49

Overall Rank:
990th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1180th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
319th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $68.90 USD (2024-10-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13056

Single Thread Rating

2198

Samples: 2972*
*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	44,559 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,007 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,816 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,586 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,856 KBytes/Sec
Physics	666 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,118 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,198 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 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!
	$68.90 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Beelink SER5 Pro Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H (8C/16T, up to 4.4GHz), 32GB DDR4 RAM 500GB PCle3.0 SSD, Mini Desktop Computer Support 4K@60Hz Triple Display, WiFi6, BT5.2, DP+HDMI, Auto Power On	$395.00 (www.amazon.com)
	GEEKOM A5 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U(8C/16T, up to 4.5GHz), 32GB 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	$399.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Processor, AMD Radeon RX 5500, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 11 Home (TG01-2130, Shadow Black)	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Mini PC(8C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz), 32GB DDR4 512GB SSD Mini Computers, Dual LAN Mini PC Support 4K@60Hz Triple Display WiFi6/BT5.2/DP1.4/HDMI2.0/USB3.2 Mini PC	$399.99 (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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,088
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,602
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,527
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,056

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.54
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		189.49
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		160.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.38
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.04
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
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 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
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
BL2212155 - Oct 06 2024		12177
BL2204047 - Sep 26 2024		13973
BL2200899 - Sep 22 2024		12743
BL2194711 - Sep 14 2024		12895
BL2193951 - Sep 13 2024		13318

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,056
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,668 (+20.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,816 (+13.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,907 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,699 (+20.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		16,125 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,114 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,627 (+4.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,192 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,160 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,839 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,279 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,599 (-11.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,107
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,481
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,987

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