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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: 92.62

Overall Rank:
1036th fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
1053rd fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
336th fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $150.00 USD (2025-03-05)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13893
Single Thread Rating
2381

Samples: 6107*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,413 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,274 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,927 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,144 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,737 KBytes/Sec
Physics695 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,574 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,381 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$150.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$239.98 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2476202 - Mar 12 2025
14447
BL2476126 - Mar 12 2025
13582
BL2473811 - Mar 11 2025
14080
BL2473595 - Mar 11 2025
13923
BL2472272 - Mar 11 2025
13362
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,893
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,591 (-2.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,039 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,794 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,276 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
16,972 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
16,945 (+22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
16,041 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
14,284 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,071 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
10,675 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
10,650 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,253 (-4.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,502
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,858
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,524
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,831
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,723
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,518
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,476
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,467
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
9,257
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1,976