AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600X 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 2600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 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 2600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 215.70

Overall Rank:
903rd fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
908th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
290th fastest in out of 1369 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $64.49 USD (2024-07-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13910

Single Thread Rating

2384

Samples: 5619*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 14,305
Thread: 2,147

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math	47,492 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,299 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,984 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,186 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	198,818 KBytes/Sec
Physics	697 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,567 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,384 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th 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
	$175.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$239.98 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 up to 3.9G, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, GeForce RTX 2060 6G GDDR6, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 6, RGB Keyboard & Mouse & Mouse Pad, W11H64	$579.99 (www.amazon.com)
	STGAubron Gaming PC Bundle with 24Inch FHD LED Monitor-GeForce RTX 2060 6G, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 up to 3.9G, 16G, 512G SSD, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 6, RGB Keyboard&Mouse&Mouse Pad, W11H64	$674.98 (www.amazon.com)
	MXZ Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, RTX 3060 12GB,16GB DDR4, 6RGB Fans, Win 11 Pro Ready, Gamer Desktop Computer(R5 5500\| RTX3060)	$849.00 (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)
	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, NVIDIA RTX 2060, 16GB DDR4, 500G SSD, RGB Fans	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th 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 2600X		13,910

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		215.70
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 26th 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 2600X		2,384

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2150868 - Jul 22 2024		11922
BL2150571 - Jul 21 2024		13270
BL2150396 - Jul 21 2024		13047
BL2150384 - Jul 21 2024		13711
BL2148920 - Jul 19 2024		14216

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,910
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,196 (-5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,062 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,674 (+12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,807 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,177 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,142 (+16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,705 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,290 (+2.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		11,608 (-16.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		8,729 (-37.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		18,202 (+30.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		17,754 (+27.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 26th 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 2600X		2,250

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