AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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.

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 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 1600 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 209.93

Overall Rank:
1371st fastest in multithreading out of 5493 CPUs
1717th fastest in single threading out of 5493 CPUs
429th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $58.40 USD (2025-11-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12260

Single Thread Rating

2065

Samples: 8901*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,200
Thread: 1,825

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Integer Math	41,433 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	21,396 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,220 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,666 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	171,933 KBytes/Sec
Physics	642 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,669 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,065 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$58.40 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Beelink SER5 Mini PC W11 Pro, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U(6C/12T up to 4 GHz), 32GB DDR4 500GB NVME SSD Graphics 6 core, WiFi 6/BT5.2/2.5G LAN/Triple Display Mini PC Computer	$329.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC SER5 with AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Mini Computer(6C/12T, up to 4.0GHz), 16GB DDR4 500GB NVMe SSD, Desktop PC 4K HD Dual Display HDMI/DP1.4/WiFi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/2.5Gbps Ethernet	$289.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Up to 4.0GHz 6C/12T,32GB RAM 500G SSD, DP, HDMI Dual Display, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6 BT5.2, W-11 Pro Mini Computer	$339.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC W11 Pro, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U(6C/12T up to 4 GHz), 16GB DDR4 500GB NVME SSD Graphics 6 core, 2.5G LAN/WiFi 6/BT5.2/HDMI+DP+Type-C Triple Display Mini PC Computer	$289.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC SER5 5500U AMD Ryzen 5 Processor(6C/12T, up to 4.0GHz), Micro Computer 16GB DDR4 500GB NVMe SSD, Mini Computers Dual HDMI/4K 60Hz/WiFi6/BT5.2/Home/Office/HTPC/2.5Gbps Ethernet	$289.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,554
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,349
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,142
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,260

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.94
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		209.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K		130.41
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		2,065

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3127402 - Dec 12 2025		11969
BL3127263 - Dec 12 2025		11974
BL3127226 - Dec 12 2025		12301
BL3127073 - Dec 12 2025		14256
BL3126891 - Dec 12 2025		13914

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,260
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		10,714 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,162 (+7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,019 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,375 (-7.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		7,735 (-36.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		17,684 (+44.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		16,045 (+30.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,768 (+20.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,876 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,572 (+10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,143 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,966 (+5.8%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,439
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,446
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,693
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,412
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		1,653

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