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: 104.25

Overall Rank:
1049th fastest in multithreading out of 4952 CPUs
1238th fastest in single threading out of 4952 CPUs
342nd fastest in out of 1404 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13031

Single Thread Rating

2196

Samples: 3057*
*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	44,481 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,970 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,753 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,552 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,573 KBytes/Sec
Physics	663 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,114 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,196 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th 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)
	KAMRUI Mini Gaming PC with Windows 11 Pro, AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, 16GB DDR4 512GB SSD Mini PC(8C/16T, up to 4.5GHz), 16MB Smart Cache, Triple 4K Display/WiFi6/BT5.2/Mini Desktop Computers for Home/Office	$369.99 (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 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,866
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,400
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,076
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,879
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,224
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,727
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,614
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,031

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		200.75
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.61
Intel Core i9-12900K		147.88
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		134.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.73
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		104.25
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.31
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 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,152
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
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		2,925
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		2,196

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2367464 - Jan 25 2025		11297
BL2364816 - Jan 24 2025		13145
BL2364783 - Jan 24 2025		12240
BL2364483 - Jan 24 2025		12718
BL2363762 - Jan 24 2025		13242

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,031
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,805 (-1.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,276 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,424 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,189 (-21.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,699 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,284 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,605 (+4.4%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,336 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,171 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,096 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,651 (-18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		16,150 (+23.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,870
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,684
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,611
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,311
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,558
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,472
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,336
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,120
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,906
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,728

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