AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X can be found below. 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.
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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 Size: L1: 576 KB, L2: 3.0 MB, L3: 16 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 180.45

Overall Rank: 758

Last Price Change: $77.30 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

13949

Single Thread Rating: 2388
Samples: 5305*
*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	47,604 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,334 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,118 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,235 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	199,127 KBytes/Sec
Physics	700 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,574 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,388 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$158.65 USD	Buy Now!
	$77.30 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	TRIGKEY Mini PC Ryzen 5 5560U(6 Cores, 12 Threads) Mini Desktop Computer 16GB DDR4 500GB M.2 PCle NVME SSD Gaming Speed S5 Mini Computer, Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/4K@60Hz/HDMI+DP+USB-C/USB 3.2	$319.00 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY Mini PC Ryzen 5 5560U(6 Cores, 12 Threads) Mini Desktop Computer 8GB DDR4 500GB M.2 PCle NVME SSD Gaming Speed S5 Mini Computer, Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/4K@60Hz/HDMI+DP+USB-C/USB 3.2	$289.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ViprTech Rebel Gaming PC Desktop Computer - AMD Ryzen 5 (12-LCore 3.9Ghz), RTX 3060 12GB, 32GB DDR4 3200 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 600W Gold PSU, VR-Ready, Streaming, WiFi, RGB, Win 11 Pro, White	$799.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Archangel Gaming Computer PC Desktop – RYZEN 5 2600X 6-Core 3.6 GHz, GTX 1660 6G, 500GB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3000MHz, RGB Fans, Windows 10 Home	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY Desktop Computer Ryzen 5 5560U(6 Cores, 12 Threads) 16GB DDR4 500GB M.2 NVME(Max 2200MB/S) SSD Gaming S5 Mini Computer OS Pro. Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2HDMI(60Hz)+DP(144Hz)/USB 3.0 Micro PC	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,534
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,403
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,713
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,407
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,196
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,949

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		180.45
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
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 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,648
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,388

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1964128 - Dec 07 2023		12351
BL1964066 - Dec 07 2023		14621
BL1964042 - Dec 07 2023		14250
BL1964006 - Dec 06 2023		12898
BL1963599 - Dec 06 2023		13627

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,949
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,216 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,671 (+12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,811 (+6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,183 (+16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,732 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,336 (+2.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		12,298 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		11,630 (-16.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		17,779 (+27.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		19,525 (+40.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,686 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,071 (-6.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,226
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,577
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,421
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,343
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,236
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,569
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,515
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,257

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