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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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 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: 180.07

Overall Rank: 848

Last Price Change: $77.30 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark
rating
13919

Single Thread Rating: 2385
Samples: 5548*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 14,305
Thread: 2,147

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,530 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,312 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,010 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,195 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,917 KBytes/Sec
Physics697 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,570 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,385 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of April 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$158.65 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$77.30 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,329
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,322
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,445
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,185
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,919
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 212.81
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 180.07
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.09
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 26th 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
 3,930
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 2600X
 2,385
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2084726 - Apr 23 2024
12743
BL2084026 - Apr 22 2024
14821
BL2081932 - Apr 19 2024
14668
BL2080602 - Apr 18 2024
14352
BL2079559 - Apr 16 2024
12980
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,919
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,201 (-5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,667 (+12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,818 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,141 (+16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,720 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,313 (+2.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 12,283 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 11,618 (-16.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 17,767 (+27.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 19,452 (+39.7%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,653 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,067 (-6.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 10,009
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,260
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,991
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF
 7,517
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 2,250