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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: 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
rating
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 Math47,604 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,334 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,118 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,235 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression199,127 KBytes/Sec
Physics700 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,574 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,388 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.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$158.65 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$77.30 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


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