AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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 2600 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 2600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 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 2600 Six-Core Processor, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 188.59

Overall Rank: 905

Last Price Change: $69.99 USD (2024-05-16)

Average CPU Mark

13200

Single Thread Rating: 2245
Samples: 11372*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,407
Thread: 2,006

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Integer Math	44,703 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,999 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,724 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,513 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	187,557 KBytes/Sec
Physics	677 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,155 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,245 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$150.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$69.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, NVIDIA RTX 2060, 16GB DDR4, 500G SSD, RGB Fans	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6G, 500G SSD, 16GB DDR4 3000MHz, RGB, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$829.00 (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)
	STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 up to 3.9G, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, GeForce RTX 2060 6G GDDR6, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 6, RGB Keyboard & Mouse & Mouse Pad, W11H64	$579.99 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6G, 500G SSD, 8GB DDR4, RGB, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,321
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,377
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,469
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,200

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.49
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		188.59
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.82
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.88
Intel Core i9-13900K		118.64
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.87
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 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,245

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2100794 - May 14 2024		13795
BL2100784 - May 14 2024		11468
BL2100600 - May 14 2024		12628
BL2100525 - May 14 2024		13111
BL2100177 - May 13 2024		11972

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,200
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,915 (+5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,818 (+12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		16,135 (+22.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		15,717 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,322 (+8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		17,765 (+34.6%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		10,764 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,471 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,647 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,069 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,865 (-2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,285 (-6.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,617
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,268
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,556
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,405
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,150
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,555
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,520
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,155

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