AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 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 2600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 55.50

Overall Rank:
1292nd fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
1306th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
402nd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $250.00 USD (2025-12-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13874

Single Thread Rating

2379

Samples: 7010*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 14,305
Thread: 2,147

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math	47,303 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,251 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,865 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,099 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	198,748 KBytes/Sec
Physics	692 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,588 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,379 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	STGAubron Gaming PC Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 up to 3.9G, GeForce RTX 2060 6G, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x4, Windows 11 Home	$588.99 (www.amazon.com)
	STGAubron Gaming PC Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 up to 3.9GHz, Radeon RX 580 16G, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, WiFi 6, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 4, Windows 11 Home	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	STGAubron Gaming PC Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 up to 3.9GHz, GeForce RTX 3050 6G, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, RGB Fan x 4, Windows 11 Home	$739.99 (www.amazon.com)
	STGAubron Gaming PC Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 up to 3.9G, Radeon RX 580 16G, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, WiFi 6, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x4, Windows 11 Home	$619.99 (www.amazon.com)
	STGAubron Gaming PC Desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 up to 3.9G, GeForce RTX 2060 6G, 16G DDR4, 512G SSD, WiFi 6, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x6, Windows 11 Home	$649.98 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,450
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,874

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		55.50
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		2,379

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3279376 - Feb 11 2026		13715
BL3279128 - Feb 11 2026		14153
BL3277593 - Feb 10 2026		14775
BL3277455 - Feb 10 2026		14196
BL3275032 - Feb 09 2026		14254

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,874
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,072 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		17,192 (+23.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		15,982 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,402 (+3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,280 (+17.3%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		13,204 (-4.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		17,445 (+25.7%)
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		17,068 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,349 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,101 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		16,047 (+15.7%)
Intel Core i5-10600KF @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		14,125 (+1.8%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X		1,836

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