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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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 1600X 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 1600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 576 KB, L2: 3.0 MB, L3: 16 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 94.14

Overall Rank: 771

Last Price Change: $138.84 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark
rating
13071

Single Thread Rating: 2198
Samples: 2828*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,048
Thread: 1,967

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Integer Math44,633 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math23,033 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21,920 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,615 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression181,846 KBytes/Sec
Physics668 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,106 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,198 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of September 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$140.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$138.84 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,757
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,458
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,748
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,935
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,422
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,481
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,251
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
13,071
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
153.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
140.24
Intel Core i9-12900K
117.45
Intel Core i9-13900K
104.84
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
94.14
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
32.61
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 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,960
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,569
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2,198
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1910632 - Sep 24 2023
9972
BL1906605 - Sep 18 2023
12978
BL1906587 - Sep 18 2023
12969
BL1905741 - Sep 17 2023
12984
BL1905696 - Sep 17 2023
11530
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
13,071
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
12,919 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
11,431 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
10,767 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
10,227 (-21.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
15,738 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
14,377 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
12,258 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
12,202 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
9,867 (-24.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
16,267 (+24.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
15,658 (+19.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
14,820 (+13.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,189
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,555
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,429
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,819
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF
7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
7,237
Intel Core i9-13900
6,923
Intel Core i9-13900F
6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K
6,854
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2,116