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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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 2600 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 2600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 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 2600 Six-Core Processor, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1092nd fastest in multithreading out of 5042 CPUs
1221st fastest in single threading out of 5042 CPUs
353rd fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13174
Single Thread Rating
2241

Samples: 13085*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,407
Thread: 2,006

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Integer Math44,576 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math22,963 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21,629 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,455 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression187,249 KBytes/Sec
Physics675 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,168 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,241 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$140.00 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 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,736
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,330
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,491
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,128
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,716
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 13,174
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 222.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
 137.08
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.84
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,143
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 2,241
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2536778 - Apr 07 2025
14441
BL2536371 - Apr 06 2025
13163
BL2535527 - Apr 06 2025
12126
BL2535452 - Apr 06 2025
14148
BL2534632 - Apr 06 2025
13411
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 13,174
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 14,115 (+7.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 13,895 (+5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 15,681 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 14,424 (+9.5%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 13,589 (+3.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 13,038 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 12,789 (-2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 12,277 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 10,211 (-22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 13,424 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 11,435 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 10,726 (-18.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,444
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,184
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,343
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,858
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,607
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,823
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,435
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,433
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 1,892