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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: 86.85

Overall Rank:
1001st fastest in multithreading out of 4963 CPUs
1016th fastest in single threading out of 4963 CPUs
325th fastest in out of 1406 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $160.00 USD (2025-01-17)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13895
Single Thread Rating
2382

Samples: 5982*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 14,305
Thread: 2,147

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,419 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,275 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,940 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,156 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,757 KBytes/Sec
Physics695 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,572 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,382 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of January 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of January 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$160.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,841
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,400
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,069
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,576
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,113
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,879
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,217
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,727
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,614
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,156
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,895
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 200.74
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 190.82
Intel Core i9-12900K
 155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 136.71
Intel Core i9-13900K
 118.87
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 86.85
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 46.29
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 3rd of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,152
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
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
 2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 2,382
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2380780 - Jan 31 2025
14203
BL2380183 - Jan 31 2025
13593
BL2379939 - Jan 31 2025
14870
BL2379167 - Jan 30 2025
14434
BL2378589 - Jan 30 2025
14593
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 3rd of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,895
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,193 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,600 (-2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,031 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 12,804 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,980 (+22.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,045 (+15.5%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,282 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,331 (-4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,184 (-5.1%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 10,687 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 10,648 (-23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,659 (+12.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,867
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,651
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,608
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,847
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,518
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,453
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,245
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,120
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,064
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,909
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 1,977