AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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 2600 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 2600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

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

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 212.23

Overall Rank: 796

Last Price Change: $62.27 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

13216

Single Thread Rating: 2247
Samples: 10670*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,407
Thread: 2,006

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Integer Math	44,756 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,013 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,821 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,543 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	187,626 KBytes/Sec
Physics	679 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,147 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,247 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of November 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$165.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$62.27 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, NVIDIA RTX 2060, 16GB DDR4, 500G SSD, RGB Fans	$1299.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ViprTech Rebel Gaming PC Desktop Computer - AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (12-LCore 3.9Ghz), GTX 1660 Super 6GB, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, WiFi, RGB, Windows 11 Pro, 1 Year Warranty, USA Built	$609.99 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY Mini PC Ryzen 5 5560U(6 Cores, 12 Threads) Mini Desktop Computer 8GB DDR4 500GB M.2 PCle NVME SSD Gaming Speed S5 Mini Computer, Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/4K@60Hz/HDMI+DP+USB-C/USB 3.2	$289.00 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY Mini PC Ryzen 5 5560U(6 Cores, 12 Threads) Mini Desktop Computer 16GB DDR4 500GB M.2 PCle NVME SSD Gaming Speed S5 Mini Computer, Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.2/4K@60Hz/HDMI+DP+USB-C/USB 3.2	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Archangel Gaming Computer PC Desktop – RYZEN 5 2600X 6-Core 3.6 GHz, GTX 1660 6G, 500GB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3000MHz, RGB Fans, Windows 10 Home	$999.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,544
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,410
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,719
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,611
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,410
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,216

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		212.23
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.85
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
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 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,050
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,247

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1959659 - Dec 01 2023		13365
BL1959394 - Dec 01 2023		13313
BL1959073 - Nov 30 2023		14567
BL1959054 - Nov 30 2023		12728
BL1958938 - Nov 30 2023		13902

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,216
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,949 (+5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,300 (-6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		15,666 (+18.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		16,189 (+22.5%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,350 (+8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		11,630 (-12.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		15,732 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,514 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,690 (+3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,071 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,906 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i7-8700T @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		10,219 (-22.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,213
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,575
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,426
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,384
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,241
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,811
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,755
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,516
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,159

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