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.
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 Size: L1: 1152 KB, L2: 6.0 MB, L3: 16 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 180.81

Overall Rank: 666

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

Average CPU Mark

13977

Single Thread Rating: 2390
Samples: 5019*
*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	47,683 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,354 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,247 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,286 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	199,261 KBytes/Sec
Physics	703 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,568 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,390 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of May 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)

	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	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	2021 Newest HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD 6-Core Ryzen 5 3500 Processor(Beat i5-9400, Upto 4.1GHz), GeForce GTX 1650 Super 4 GB, 8GB RAM, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD,Mouse and Keyboard, Win 10 Home	$752.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProDesk 405 G4 Desktop Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 5 3.2GHz CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Radeon Vega 11 Graphics, WIndows 10 Pro	$630.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 7 5800H(8C/16T,up to 4.4 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 2280 NVME SSD Graphics 8 core 2000 MHz Wifi6/BT5.2/HDMI+DP+Type-C,Support Three-Screen Display	$419.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ViprTech Rebel Gaming PC Desktop Computer - AMD Ryzen 5 (12-LCore 3.9Ghz), RTX 2060 Super 8GB, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, VR-Ready, Streaming, WiFi, RGB, Windows 11, Warranty	$724.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,609
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,813
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,502
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,138
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,977

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.14
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		180.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.88
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.12
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,390

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1833522 - Jun 05 2023		13916
BL1833359 - Jun 04 2023		12860
BL1833069 - Jun 04 2023		14432
BL1832703 - Jun 03 2023		14114
BL1831708 - Jun 02 2023		14546

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 6th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,977
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,230 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,682 (+12.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,840 (+6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,239 (+16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,745 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,399 (+3.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		12,303 (-12.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		11,645 (-16.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		17,795 (+27.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		19,619 (+40.4%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,743 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,066 (-6.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,467
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,804
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,591
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,796
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,776
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,741
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,739
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,264

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