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:
1047th fastest in multithreading out of 4947 CPUs
1235th fastest in single threading out of 4947 CPUs
342nd fastest in out of 1404 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13039

Single Thread Rating

2197

Samples: 3049*
*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	44,496 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,980 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,765 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,561 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,647 KBytes/Sec
Physics	664 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,117 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,197 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of January 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of January 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)

	SkyTech Blaze - Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 1600 6-Core 3.2 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, 1TB HDD, 16GB DDR4, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit (16GB Version)	$999.00 (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	$349.00 (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)
	SkyTech Blaze - Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 1600 6-Core 3.2 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, 1TB HDD, 8GB DDR4, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit (8GB Version)	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Mini PC(8C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz), 16GB DDR4 512GB SSD Mini Computers, Dual LAN Mini PC Support 4K@60Hz Triple Display WiFi6/BT5.2/DP1.4/HDMI2.0/USB3.2 Mini PC	$349.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,869
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,403
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,081
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,112
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,881
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,227
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,731
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,610
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,039

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		200.76
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.64
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.05
Intel Core i9-13900K		125.50
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		104.31
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.57
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 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,153
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,925
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		2,197

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2362681 - Jan 23 2025		12979
BL2362657 - Jan 23 2025		12822
BL2362455 - Jan 23 2025		13191
BL2362409 - Jan 23 2025		13280
BL2362104 - Jan 23 2025		12263

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 24th of January 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		12,808 (-1.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,276 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,425 (-12.4%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,191 (-21.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		16,048 (+23.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,697 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,286 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,609 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,347 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,173 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,101 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,656 (-18.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,871
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,696
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,613
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,569
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,488
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,353
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,177
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,153
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,107
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,729

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