AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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.
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: 212.00

Overall Rank: 884

Last Price Change: $62.27 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

13201

Single Thread Rating: 2245
Samples: 11296*
*Margin for error: Low

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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Integer Math	44,709 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,001 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,733 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,516 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	187,557 KBytes/Sec
Physics	677 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,154 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,245 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th 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
	$165.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$62.27 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	ViprTech Rebel Gaming PC Desktop Computer - AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (12-LCore 3.9Ghz), GTX 1660 Super 6GB, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, WiFi, RGB, Windows 11 Pro, 1 Year Warranty, USA Built	$609.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, NVIDIA RTX 2060, 16GB DDR4, 500G SSD, RGB Fans	$1199.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T, Up to 4.0GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVMe SSD, SER5 Mini Computers Support 4K@60Hz Triple Display WiFi6/BT5.2/DP1.4/HDMI2.0/USB3.2 Gaming/Office/Home	$239.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T,up to 4.0GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 1TB M.2 SSD Graphics 6cores 1600 MHz Wifi6/BT5.2,Support Triple Display Micro PC	$339.00 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6G, 500G SSD, 16GB DDR4 3000MHz, RGB, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$829.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,337
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,576
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,438
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,201

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		212.00
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.61
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
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 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
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 2600		2,245

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2085123 - Apr 23 2024		13457
BL2085121 - Apr 23 2024		13281
BL2085040 - Apr 23 2024		13543
BL2084967 - Apr 23 2024		12520
BL2084768 - Apr 23 2024		13242

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
As of 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,201
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,920 (+5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,283 (-7.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		15,667 (+18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		16,137 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,313 (+8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		11,619 (-12.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		15,720 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,477 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,654 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,065 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,867 (-2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		11,077 (-16.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,819
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,562
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,401
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,172
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,991
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,535
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,514
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,156

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