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 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: 177.29

Overall Rank: 861

Last Price Change: $78.50 USD (2024-05-15)

Average CPU Mark

13917

Single Thread Rating: 2385
Samples: 5559*
*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	47,521 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,307 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,004 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,193 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	198,888 KBytes/Sec
Physics	697 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,569 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,385 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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
	$195.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$64.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	MXZ Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, RTX 3060 12GB,16GB DDR4, 6RGB Fans, Win 11 Pro Ready, Gamer Desktop Computer(R5 5500\| RTX3060)	$849.00 (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)
	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, 16GB DDR4 3200, 1TB NVMe SSD, 650W Gold PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home	$1999.99 (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)
	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, NVIDIA RTX 2060, 16GB DDR4, 500G SSD, RGB Fans	$1199.99 (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		59,323
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,376
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
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		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,917

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.35
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		177.29
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.88
Intel Core i9-13900K		120.17
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
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		2,931
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,385

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2098016 - May 10 2024		14275
BL2096363 - May 08 2024		14439
BL2094665 - May 06 2024		14159
BL2092076 - May 02 2024		12991
BL2091843 - May 02 2024		9660

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 16th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,917
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,200 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		12,204 (-12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,817 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,137 (+16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,052 (+15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,717 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,322 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,144 (+1.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		11,613 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		9,570 (-31.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		18,213 (+30.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		17,765 (+27.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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		9,267
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,562
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,405
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,005
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,524
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,250

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