AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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 1600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 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 1600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 132.80

Overall Rank:
1295th fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
1481st fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
402nd fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $97.99 USD (2025-09-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13013

Single Thread Rating

2192

Samples: 3287*
*Margin for error: Low

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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Integer Math	44,407 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,940 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,684 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,509 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,404 KBytes/Sec
Physics	661 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,121 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,192 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$97.99 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 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)
	Beelink Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T, Up to 4.0GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVMe SSD, SER5 Mini Computers Support 4K@60Hz Triple Display WiFi6/BT5.2/DP1.4/HDMI2.0/USB3.2 Gaming/Office/Home	$279.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5560U (6C/12T,up to 4.0GHz),Mini Computer with 8GB DDR4/500GB NVMe SSD,SupportDual Screen Display (2*HDMI/4K),WiFi6E,BT5.2,Type-C,Gigabit LAN	$314.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Processor, AMD Radeon RX 5500, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 11 Home (TG01-2130, Shadow Black)	$698.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC SER5 with AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Mini Computer(6C/12T, up to 4.0GHz), 32GB DDR4 500GB NVMe SSD, Desktop PC 4K HD Dual Display HDMI/DP1.4/WiFi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/2.5Gbps Ethernet	$329.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,562
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,418
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,515
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,115
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,013

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.61
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		132.80
Intel Core i9-14900K		127.59
Intel Core i5-12400F		126.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		122.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.32
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.80
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 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		2,192

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3034883 - Nov 07 2025		13285
BL3033781 - Nov 07 2025		12594
BL3033662 - Nov 07 2025		12433
BL3033121 - Nov 06 2025		13849
BL3028778 - Nov 05 2025		13202

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,013
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,262 (-5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,623 (+20.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,148 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,387 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,130 (-22.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		15,640 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,745 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,978 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,574 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,295 (-5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,539 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,711 (-17.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,417
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,505
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,781
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,616
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,502
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,479
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,724

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