AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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 2600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 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 2600 Six-Core Processor, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1114th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
1246th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
359th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13173

Single Thread Rating

2241

Samples: 13185*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,407
Thread: 2,006

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Integer Math	44,571 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,962 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,626 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,453 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	187,243 KBytes/Sec
Physics	675 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,169 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,241 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$140.00 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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	STGAubron Gaming PC Computer Desktop, GeForce RTX 2060 6G, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 up to 3.9G, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x6, Windows 11 Home	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	STGAubron Gaming PC Desktop, Radeon RX 580 16G, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 up to 3.9GHz, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 4, Windows 11 Home	$549.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Desktop, Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 Ghz (4.4GHz Turbo Boost), AMD RX 6600 8GB GDDR6, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3200, 650W Gold PSU, Wi-Fi, Win 11 Home	$849.99 (www.amazon.com)
	MXZ Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, GTX1660S 6GB, 16GB DDR4, NVME 500GB SSD, 6RGB Fans, Win 11 Pro Ready, Gamer Desktop Computer(R5 5500\| GTX1660S)	$639.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MINISFORUM UM760 Slim Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS Processor Mini Computer(6C/12T, Up to 5.0GHz), 16GB DDR5 RAM & 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Support 8K@60Hz HDMI 2.1/USB4 Output, WIFI6E/BT5.3/Auto Power On	$369.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,318
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,048
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,186
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,646
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,173

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.17
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,241

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2572456 - Apr 22 2025		13999
BL2572008 - Apr 21 2025		12063
BL2571986 - Apr 21 2025		12006
BL2571894 - Apr 21 2025		11395
BL2571619 - Apr 21 2025		13364

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,173
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,106 (+7.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,894 (+5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		15,678 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,426 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,586 (+3.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,039 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,787 (-2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,277 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		10,163 (-22.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,424 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		11,427 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		10,734 (-18.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,175
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,320
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,605
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,705
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,423
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,341
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		1,763

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