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: 102.32

Overall Rank:
1035th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1369th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
334th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $120.00 USD (2024-08-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12279

Single Thread Rating

2066

Samples: 7611*
*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	41,565 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	21,424 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	20,284 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,718 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	172,144 KBytes/Sec
Physics	644 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,653 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,066 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2024

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$120.00 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)

	TRIGKEY S5 AMD Ryzen 7 Mini PC, 5800H (8C16T, Up to 4.4 GHz),MAX 57W 19V3A Micro Computer, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz\| 500GB PCIE3.0 NVME SSD, Small PC 4K Triple Displays, WiFi 6+BT5.2, DP, HDMI, USB3.2	$285.00 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (6C/12T, up to 4.2 GHz), Mini Computer Tower with Dual Channel 16GB DDR4 512GB SSD,Small Desktop Computers 4K Triple Display,BT4.2/WiFi 5/Dual LAN	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H(8C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVMe SSD, SER5 Pro Mini Desktop Computer Support 4K@60Hz Triple Display/WiFi6/BT5.2/DP+HDMI/USB3.2 for Gaming/Office/Home	$319.00 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6C/12T, up to 4.0 GHz), Mini Computer Tower with Dual Channel 16GB DDR4 512GB SSD,Small Desktop Computers 4K Triple Display,BT4.2/WiFi 5/Dual LAN	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)
	KAMRUI Mini Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800U 32GB DDR4 512GB SSD Mini PC(8C/16T, up to 4.4Ghz), Dual LAN/4K Triple Display/WiFi6/BT5.2/Dual Channel Mini Desktop Computer, Gaming Pc Support 2.5 Inch HDD	$419.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,091
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,602
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,525
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,279

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		102.32
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
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 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		2,066

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2210292 - Oct 03 2024		10515
BL5074878 - Oct 03 2024		13585
BL2208752 - Oct 01 2024		12515
BL2208736 - Oct 01 2024		12523
BL2206313 - Sep 29 2024		11643

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,279
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,839 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		11,466 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,649 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,306 (+16.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		13,057 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,197 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		12,129 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,844 (-19.8%)
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,607 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		10,669 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		9,377 (-23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600		14,816 (+20.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,114
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,777
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 5 1600		1,899

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