AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 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 1600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 104.31

Overall Rank:
1094th fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
1281st fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
355th fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $125.00 USD (2025-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13039

Single Thread Rating

2195

Samples: 3090*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,048
Thread: 1,967

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Integer Math	44,500 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,982 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,768 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,559 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,684 KBytes/Sec
Physics	664 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,122 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,195 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$125.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Pavilion 27-a100 AIO (2022) Touch \| 27" 1600x900 HD+ \| Ryzen 5 Pro - 7530U - 2TB SSD Hard Drive - 64GB RAM \| 6 cores @ 4.5 GHz Win 11 Home Black	$1532.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink EQR6 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 6600H(Up to 4.5GHz), 16GB DDR5 RAM 500GB PCIE4.0 SSD Dual LAN Mini PC, AMD Radeon 660M, Dual HDMI/ WiFi6/ BT5.2/ Home/Office/Build-in Power Supply Desktop Computer	$359.00 (www.amazon.com)
	GEEKOM A5 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U(8C/16T, up to 4.5GHz), 16GB DDR4&512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, Vega 8 Graphics, Windows 11 Pro Desktop Computer Support 8K UHD/Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/USB 3.2	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Processor, AMD Radeon RX 5500, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 11 Home (TG01-2130, Shadow Black)	$698.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Pro Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5700U(8C/16T, up to 4.3GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM 1TB PCle3.0 SSD, Mini Desktop Computer Support Triple 4K@60Hz Display, WiFi6, BT5.2, DP+HDMI, Auto Power On	$389.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,794
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,332
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,053
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,512
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,124
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,201
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,720
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,624
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,039

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		212.38
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		105.77
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		104.31
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.21
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 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,613
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,020
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		2,195

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2476480 - Mar 12 2025		13409
BL2476303 - Mar 12 2025		11712
BL2475471 - Mar 12 2025		13716
BL2464387 - Mar 07 2025		13617
BL2459947 - Mar 05 2025		13335

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,039
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,794 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,276 (-5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,893 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,420 (-12.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,688 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,284 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,591 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,146 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,071 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,650 (-18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		16,141 (+23.8%)
Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,436 (+10.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,502
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,858
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,524
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,831
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,723
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,518
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,476
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,467
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,729

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