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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: 190.81

Overall Rank:
968th fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
976th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
320th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $72.89 USD (2024-11-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13908
Single Thread Rating
2383

Samples: 5766*
*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 Math24,286 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,972 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,177 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,799 KBytes/Sec
Physics697 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,569 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,383 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th 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$150.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$79.39 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


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 2600X
 13,908
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 2600X
 190.81
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 2600X
 2,383
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2253897 - Nov 23 2024
14753
BL2252919 - Nov 22 2024
13609
BL2252681 - Nov 22 2024
13274
BL2251648 - Nov 21 2024
13907
BL2251612 - Nov 21 2024
13931
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,908
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,698 (+12.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,057 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 12,277 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 17,165 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,189 (-5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,360 (+17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,659 (+12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,813 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,121 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,252 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-10600KF @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,229 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,110 (+1.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600X
 1,980