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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: 177.13

Overall Rank:
1056th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
1197th fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
340th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $74.42 USD (2025-02-17)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13182
Single Thread Rating
2242

Samples: 12668*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Integer Math44,610 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math22,973 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21,650 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,470 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression187,350 KBytes/Sec
Physics676 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,166 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,242 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 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.com$73.29 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,844
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,387
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,064
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,560
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,113
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,209
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,724
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,621
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 13,182
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 219.60
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 200.79
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 177.13
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 147.18
Intel Core i9-12900K
 145.73
Intel Core i9-13900K
 117.14
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.50
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.09
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 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
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 2600
 2,242
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2416103 - Feb 15 2025
14275
BL2415767 - Feb 15 2025
12683
BL2415764 - Feb 15 2025
12683
BL2415732 - Feb 15 2025
13520
BL2415709 - Feb 15 2025
12569
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 13,182
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 15,693 (+19.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 16,122 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 14,172 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 14,070 (+6.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 13,894 (+5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 8,738 (-33.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 18,178 (+37.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 17,724 (+34.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 12,795 (-2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 19,350 (+46.8%)
Intel Core i3-14100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 15,378 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i3-13100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 14,643 (+11.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,869
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,602
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,600
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,304
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,540
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,343
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,168
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,015
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
 1,894