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: 132.86

Overall Rank:
1322nd fastest in multithreading out of 5487 CPUs
1509th fastest in single threading out of 5487 CPUs
410th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $97.99 USD (2025-09-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13019

Single Thread Rating

2193

Samples: 3317*
*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	44,426 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,950 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,692 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,512 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,493 KBytes/Sec
Physics	661 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,126 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,193 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$97.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Beelink Mini PC SER5 with AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Mini Computer(6C/12T, up to 4.0GHz), 16GB DDR4 500GB NVMe SSD, Desktop PC 4K HD Dual Display HDMI/DP1.4/WiFi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/2.5Gbps Ethernet	$289.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC SER5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 Processor(6C/12T, up to 4.0GHz), Micro Computer 16GB DDR4 500GB NVMe SSD, Mini Computers Dual HDMI/4K 60Hz/WiFi6/BT5.2/Home/Office/HTPC/2.5Gbps Ethernet	$289.00 (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)	$698.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech O11 Vision Gaming PC Desktop, Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz (5GHz Turbo Boost), NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7, 1TB Gen4 SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM 6000 RGB, 850W Gold PSU, 360mm ARGB AIO, Wi-Fi, Win 11	$1949.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,548
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,356
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,544
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,109
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,019

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		282.23
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		160.91
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		133.16
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		132.86
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.16
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
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 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		2,193

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3117703 - Dec 08 2025		13702
BL3117382 - Dec 08 2025		13063
BL3117087 - Dec 08 2025		13113
BL3115232 - Dec 07 2025		14665
BL3114775 - Dec 07 2025		13068

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,019
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,143 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,373 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,748 (-2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,260 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,991 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,977 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,572 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,331 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,533 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,714 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,648 (-18.2%)
Intel Core i5-10500T @ 2.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,147 (-22.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,444
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,448
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,270
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,246
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,670
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,477
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,724

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