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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: 175.18

Overall Rank:
963rd fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
970th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
318th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.39 USD (2024-11-20)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13908
Single Thread Rating
2383

Samples: 5750*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,466 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,285 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,971 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,177 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,792 KBytes/Sec
Physics697 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,568 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,383 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$175.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$79.39 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


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
59,006
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,594
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
21,865
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
14,157
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,908
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 2600X
175.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
172.35
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 Pro 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 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,801
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 2600X
2,383
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2250085 - Nov 19 2024
14522
BL2249078 - Nov 18 2024
14779
BL2248057 - Nov 17 2024
14835
BL2248013 - Nov 17 2024
14087
BL2246308 - Nov 15 2024
14226
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,908
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,189 (-5.2%)
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%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,278 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
10,764 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
17,165 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,196 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
10,677 (-23.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
16,359 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
15,661 (+12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
14,815 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
16,123 (+15.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,219
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
11,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,731
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
9,540
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,310
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,942
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1,980