AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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.

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: 178.57

Overall Rank:
933rd fastest in multithreading out of 4845 CPUs
941st fastest in single threading out of 4845 CPUs
300th fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $77.88 USD (2024-09-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13907

Single Thread Rating

2383

Samples: 5680*
*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	47,478 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,286 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,975 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,179 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	198,790 KBytes/Sec
Physics	697 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,567 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,383 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$175.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$77.88 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

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)
	MINISFORUM UM760 Slim Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS 6C/12T Desktop Computer, DDR5 16G RAM+1TB SSD, HDMI/DP/USB4 8K@60Hz Output, 1X 2.5G RJ45 Port, 4X USB Port, Dual Band WiFi, AMD Radeon 760M Graphics	$399.90 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4G, 500G SSD, 8GB DDR4, RGB, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC, Radeon RX 580 16G, AMD RYZEN 5 PRO 2600 3.4GHZ, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 4, RGB Keyboard & Mouse & Mouse Pad, W11H64	$539.99 (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)

Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,106
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,480
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,125
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,608
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,270
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,528
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,167
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,907

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		239.89
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.18
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		178.57
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.58
Intel Core i9-12900K		144.03
Intel Core i9-13900K		125.76
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.32
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,906
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,692
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,383

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2197184 - Sep 17 2024		14409
BL2196955 - Sep 17 2024		14231
BL2196791 - Sep 16 2024		14634
BL2195852 - Sep 15 2024		14770
BL2194651 - Sep 14 2024		14233

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,907
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,699 (+12.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,056 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		10,766 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		17,155 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,194 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		12,196 (-12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,359 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,820 (+6.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,129 (+16.0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,278 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,119 (+1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		11,601 (-16.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,436
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,495
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,091
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,969
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,527
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,249

CPU Benchmarks

CPU Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Add CPUs to start comparisons

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)