AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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 1600 Good for Gaming?

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 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 1600 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 204.65

Overall Rank:
1061st fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
1394th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
354th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.99 USD (2024-10-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12277

Single Thread Rating

2066

Samples: 7694*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,200
Thread: 1,825

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Integer Math	41,557 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	21,420 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,278 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,714 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	172,127 KBytes/Sec
Physics	644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,654 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,066 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$115.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$59.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Beelink EQR6 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 6600H(Up to 4.5GHz), 16GB DDR5 RAM 500GB PCIE4.0 SSD Dual LAN Mini PC, AMD Radeon 660M, Dual HDMI/ WiFi6/ BT5.2/ Home/Office/Build-in Power Supply Mini Computer	$269.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ViprTech Avalanche Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 (12-LCore), AMD RX 580 8GB, 16GB DDR4 3200, 512GB NVMe SSD, 700w PSU, VR-Ready, RGB, WiFi, Prebuilt Computer Desktop Tower White	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink EQR5 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 5650U(6C/12T,up to 4.2GHz),8GB DDR4 RAM 500GB PCIE4.0 SSD Dual LAN Mini Computer,Support Dual Screen Display(2*HDMI)/WiFi6/BT5.2/Build-in Power Supply Micro PC	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Generic Dragonshell Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 5-1600 65W 3.2 GHz, GeForce GTX 1650, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SATA III SSD + 2 TB HDD, WiFi Ready & Windows 11 Pro, large, Black	$897.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T,up to 4.0 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVMe SSD Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz,Wifi6 BT5.2,Auto Power On	$237.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,277

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		204.65
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
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 1600		2,066

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2257973 - Nov 28 2024		11549
BL2257936 - Nov 28 2024		12475
BL2257751 - Nov 27 2024		12281
BL2257150 - Nov 27 2024		12489
BL2257059 - Nov 27 2024		12627

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,277
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,057 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,813 (+20.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,908 (+13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,189 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,389 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,470 (-22.9%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,110 (+14.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,594 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,622 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,877 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,829 (+4.5%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,460 (-6.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		1,657

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