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.
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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: 214.11

Overall Rank: 864

Last Price Change: $64.99 USD (2024-05-19)

Average CPU Mark

13915

Single Thread Rating: 2384
Samples: 5566*
*Margin for error: Low

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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math	47,510 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,303 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,999 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,190 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	198,852 KBytes/Sec
Physics	697 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,568 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,384 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$195.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$64.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	MXZ Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, RTX 3060 12GB,16GB DDR4, 6RGB Fans, Win 11 Pro Ready, Gamer Desktop Computer(R5 5500\| RTX3060)	$849.00 (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)
	STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 up to 3.9G, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, GeForce RTX 2060 6G GDDR6, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 6, RGB Keyboard & Mouse & Mouse Pad, W11H64	$579.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, 16GB DDR4 3200, 1TB NVMe SSD, 650W Gold PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home	$2344.00 (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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,915

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		214.11
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,384

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2102064 - May 16 2024		14377
BL2101840 - May 15 2024		8391
BL2101632 - May 15 2024		13732
BL2101629 - May 15 2024		14453
BL2101268 - May 15 2024		11940

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,915
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,200 (-5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,817 (+6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,138 (+16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,717 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,323 (+2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		18,211 (+30.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,647 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,069 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		12,866 (-7.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		12,285 (-11.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		11,086 (-20.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,509 (-2.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,250

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