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: 189.34

Overall Rank:
952nd fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
1136th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
307th fastest in out of 1369 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $68.99 USD (2024-07-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13062

Single Thread Rating

2198

Samples: 2949*
*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	44,579 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,011 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,831 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,597 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,904 KBytes/Sec
Physics	667 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,116 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,198 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of July 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!
	$68.99 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)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T, Up to 4.0GHz)，16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB SSD Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz,Mini Computer Support 4K@60Hz Output/WiFi6/BT5.2/Office/Home/Gaming,Auto Power On	$237.00 (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),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 1TB M.2 SSD Graphics 6cores 1600 MHz Wifi6/BT5.2,Support Triple Display Micro PC	$259.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC, Mini Computers with AMD Ryzen 5 5560U, 6C/12T, 16GB DDR4+ 1TB NVMe M.2 2280 SSD, 1000Mbps, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, DP, HDMI, Type-C	$329.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,062

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		189.34
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
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 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
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
BL2149217 - Jul 19 2024		12432
BL2145380 - Jul 14 2024		12154
BL2144821 - Jul 14 2024		13167
BL2144361 - Jul 13 2024		12303
BL2141816 - Jul 10 2024		13915

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,062
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,674 (+20.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,807 (+13.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,910 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,196 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,705 (+20.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		16,142 (+23.6%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,130 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,637 (+4.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,177 (+0.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,852 (-1.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,283 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,608 (-11.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,989

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