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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: 92.63

Overall Rank:
1043rd fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
1056th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
338th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $150.00 USD (2025-03-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13895
Single Thread Rating
2382

Samples: 6168*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,411 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,276 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,926 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,144 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,778 KBytes/Sec
Physics695 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,576 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,382 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 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.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,895
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 224.27
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
 115.21
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 92.63
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
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 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 2,382
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2524682 - Apr 01 2025
14596
BL2524528 - Apr 01 2025
14293
BL5090755 - Apr 01 2025
13290
BL2522973 - Apr 01 2025
13458
BL2522900 - Mar 31 2025
15105
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,895
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,038 (-6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 12,277 (-11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,035 (+15.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,174 (-5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,335 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 17,493 (+25.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,810 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,121 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 12,908 (-7.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 11,576 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400T vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,861 (+14.1%)
Intel Core i5-11400T @ 1.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,246 (-4.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,366
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,358
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,704
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,531
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,440
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,439
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 1,976