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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.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [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 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: 104.27

Overall Rank:
1067th fastest in multithreading out of 4986 CPUs
1258th fastest in single threading out of 4986 CPUs
345th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $125.00 USD (2025-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13034
Single Thread Rating
2196

Samples: 3068*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Integer Math44,489 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math22,972 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21,758 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,556 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression181,632 KBytes/Sec
Physics663 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,117 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,196 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$125.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,817
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,389
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,064
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,571
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,214
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,616
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,149
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
13,034
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
198.89
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
191.70
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
170.50
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.74
Intel Core i9-13900K
117.00
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
104.27
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.10
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 February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2,196
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2404806 - Feb 10 2025
13928
BL2397742 - Feb 07 2025
13194
BL2392999 - Feb 05 2025
13396
BL2391351 - Feb 05 2025
14477
BL2390279 - Feb 04 2025
13374
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 February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
13,034
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
12,804 (-1.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
12,275 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
10,734 (-17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
16,049 (+23.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
15,692 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
14,285 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
13,599 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
13,312 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
12,164 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
12,089 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
10,650 (-18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
16,142 (+23.8%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,865
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,626
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,604
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,528
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,521
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,338
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,076
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,030
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1,728