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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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 2600 Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [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 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 2600 Six-Core Processor, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 105.32

Overall Rank:
1163rd fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
1294th fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
375th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $125.00 USD (2025-05-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13165
Single Thread Rating
2240

Samples: 13597*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Integer Math44,540 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math22,952 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting21,605 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,437 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression187,146 KBytes/Sec
Physics674 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,169 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,240 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 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


Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2698301 - Jun 15 2025
13993
BL2698119 - Jun 15 2025
13123
BL2697802 - Jun 15 2025
13998
BL2697469 - Jun 15 2025
13249
BL2697397 - Jun 15 2025
13309
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13,165
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13,894 (+5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13,032 (-1.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
12,271 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
11,430 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
15,997 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
12,125 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
12,031 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
10,667 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
10,641 (-19.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
16,327 (+24.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13,161 (0.0%)
Intel Core i5-12400T vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
15,848 (+20.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,483
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,152
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,302
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,485
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,805
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,521
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,493
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1,761