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: 106.74

Overall Rank:
1200th fastest in multithreading out of 5124 CPUs
1533rd fastest in single threading out of 5124 CPUs
393rd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $115.00 USD (2025-05-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12275

Single Thread Rating

2066

Samples: 8329*
*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	41,500 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	21,412 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,255 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,692 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	172,130 KBytes/Sec
Physics	643 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,666 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,066 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$115.00 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 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Up to 4.0GHz 6C/12T,16GB RAM 500GB SSD, DP, HDMI Dual Display, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6 BT5.2, W-11 Pro Mini Computer	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 5500U(6Cores, 12Threads) 16GB DDR4 500GB M.2 NVME(Max 2200MB/S) SSD, TRIGKEY S5 Mini Desktop Computers OS 11 Pro, WiFi6(802.11ax) BT5.2, Triple Display USB 3.2*3 Type-C LAN 2.5Gbps	$329.99 (www.amazon.com)
	iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Computer Desktop SlateMR 215a (AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz,AMD Radeon RX 6600XT 8GB, 16GB DDR4, 480 GB SSD, WiFi Ready, Windows 11 Home)	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	PowerSpec G502 AMD Ryzen 5 3.2 GHz Six (6) Core Gaming PC 16GB DDR4 GTX 1660 Ti 500GB SSD Windows 10 Pro VR Ready	$1599.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ROG Strix GA15DH Gaming Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, GeForce GTX 1650, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi 5, Windows 10 Home, GA15DH-EH562	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,699
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,175
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,275

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		234.02
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		149.37
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		106.74
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
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 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		2,066

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2630487 - May 17 2025		10254
BL2629975 - May 16 2025 [Overclocked]		13812
BL2629740 - May 16 2025		13310
BL2629648 - May 16 2025		12829
BL2629196 - May 16 2025		13403

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,275
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,038 (+6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,894 (+13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,168 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,433 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,137 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,048 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,538 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i7-4930K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,399 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,224 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		10,645 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,457 (-23.0%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,385 (-23.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,331
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,685
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,446
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,422
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		1,656

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