AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X can be found below. 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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 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 1600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 94.10

Overall Rank: 891

Last Price Change: $138.84 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

13065

Single Thread Rating: 2199
Samples: 2916*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,048
Thread: 1,967

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Integer Math	44,587 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,009 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,851 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,602 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,866 KBytes/Sec
Physics	667 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,114 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,199 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$140.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$138.84 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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/Gaming/Office/Home,Auto Power On	$299.00 (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	$289.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 5560U Up to 4.0GHz 6C/12T,16GB RAM 500GB SSD Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz, WiFi 6 BT5.2, W-11 Pro Mini Computer	$329.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC, Mini Computers with AMD Ryzen 5 5560U, 6C/12T, 16GB DDR4+ 1TB NVMe M.2 2280 SSD, 1000Mbps, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, DP, HDMI, Type-C	$329.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Victus Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - AMD Radeon RX 6400 - Wi-Fi 6 - Bluetooth 5.3 Black Wired Keyboard & Mouse - Windows 11 (16GB RAM \| 512GB PCIE SSD+1TB HDD)	$629.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,015
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,427
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,065

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		94.10
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		2,199

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2078339 - Apr 15 2024		13443
BL2078258 - Apr 15 2024		13458
BL2077698 - Apr 14 2024		13413
BL2077280 - Apr 13 2024		12763
BL2076519 - Apr 12 2024		13295

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,065
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,873 (-1.5%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,461 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,758 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,205 (-21.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,720 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,328 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,205 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,135 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		9,859 (-24.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		16,212 (+24.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,667 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,819 (+13.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,667
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,530
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,990

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