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 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: 211.99

Overall Rank: 882

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

Average CPU Mark

13201

Single Thread Rating: 2245
Samples: 11269*
*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	44,711 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,001 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,735 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,516 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	187,551 KBytes/Sec
Physics	677 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,154 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,245 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2024.
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	$1199.99 (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)
	SkyTech Blaze II Gaming Computer PC Desktop – Ryzen 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6G, 500G SSD, 8GB DDR4, RGB, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$999.99 (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	$239.00 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY S6 Mini PC Ryzen 5 6 Core 12 Thread Micro PC 6600H（Up to 4.5GHz） 16G DDR4+500GB NVME SSD Micro PC \| 6Core 1900MHz HD Graphics \| WiFi-6 \| BT 5.2 \| HDMI+DP \| Type-C \| USB 3.2	$469.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,201

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		211.99
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,245

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2079834 - Apr 17 2024		13602
BL2079630 - Apr 16 2024		13656
BL2079203 - Apr 16 2024		13312
BL2079056 - Apr 16 2024		13552
BL2079043 - Apr 16 2024		12814

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,201
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,919 (+5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,281 (-7.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		15,667 (+18.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		16,138 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,313 (+8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		11,620 (-12.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		15,720 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		14,477 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,655 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		13,065 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		12,870 (-2.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600		11,077 (-16.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
AMD Ryzen 5 2600		2,156

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