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: 190.88

Overall Rank:
1014th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
1199th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
338th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $68.40 USD (2024-11-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13056

Single Thread Rating

2198

Samples: 2987*
*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	44,561 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,008 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,812 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,586 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,886 KBytes/Sec
Physics	666 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,120 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,198 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 2024.
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!
	$68.40 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	KAMRUI Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Mini PC(8C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz), 32GB 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	$379.99 (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 Mini Computer	$349.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink EQR5 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 5650U(6C/12T,up to 4.2GHz),8GB DDR4 RAM 500GB PCIE4.0 SSD Dual LAN Mini Computer,Support Dual Screen Display(2*HDMI)/WiFi6/BT5.2/Build-in Power Supply Micro PC	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Pro Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H (8C/16T, up to 4.4GHz), 32GB DDR4 RAM 500GB PCle3.0 SSD, Mini Desktop Computer Support 4K@60Hz Triple Display, WiFi6, BT5.2, DP+HDMI, Auto Power On	$395.00 (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)	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,056

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		190.88
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		2,198

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2244560 - Nov 13 2024		12922
BL2242451 - Nov 11 2024		13116
BL2241794 - Nov 10 2024		12668
BL2241075 - Nov 09 2024		12981
BL2238882 - Nov 07 2024		13431

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,056
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,278 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,661 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,815 (+13.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,908 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		16,123 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,109 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,622 (+4.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,189 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,832 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,596 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,764 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,202 (-21.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,240
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,715
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,486
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,733

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