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.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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 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: 220.14

Overall Rank:
963rd fastest in multithreading out of 4830 CPUs
1102nd fastest in single threading out of 4830 CPUs
313th fastest in out of 1380 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.93 USD (2024-09-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13193

Single Thread Rating

2245

Samples: 11685*
*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	44,678 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,993 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,689 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,498 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	187,475 KBytes/Sec
Physics	677 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,156 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,245 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of September 2024.
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!
	$59.93 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, NVIDIA RTX 2060, 16GB DDR4, 500G SSD, RGB Fans	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6G, 500G SSD, 16GB DDR4 3000MHz, RGB, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$829.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ViprTech Rebel 3.0 Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 (12-LCore 3.9Ghz), RTX 3060 12GB, 32GB DDR4 3200 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 600W Gold PSU, Bluetooth, VR-Ready, Streaming, RGB, Win 11 Pro, Desktop Computer Black	$774.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink EQR6 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 6600H(Up to 4.5GHz), 16GB DDR5 RAM 500GB PCIE4.0 SSD Dual LAN Mini PC, AMD Radeon 660M, Dual HDMI/ WiFi6/ BT5.2/ Home/Office/Build-in Power Supply Mini Computer	$349.00 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4G, 500G SSD, 8GB DDR4, RGB, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,133
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,128
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,611
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,276
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,170
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,193

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		220.14
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.25
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.54
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.88
Intel Core i9-13900K		133.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.83
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,624
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,164
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,909
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,245

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2187617 - Sep 05 2024		13326
BL2186218 - Sep 04 2024		13605
BL2185889 - Sep 03 2024		13548
BL2185513 - Sep 03 2024		13488
BL2185147 - Sep 02 2024		11152

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
As of 7th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,193
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,906 (+5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,057 (-1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,820 (+12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,165 (-0.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		16,131 (+22.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		15,699 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,282 (+8.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		11,603 (-12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		8,726 (-33.9%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		10,767 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,460 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,633 (+3.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,235
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,033
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,497
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,094
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,842
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,779
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,531
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,519
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,155

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