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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.
  • 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 2600X Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 111.15

Overall Rank:
1116th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
1131st fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
360th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $125.00 USD (2025-06-17)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13893
Single Thread Rating
2381

Samples: 6387*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,383 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,271 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting22,917 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,137 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,803 KBytes/Sec
Physics695 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,581 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,381 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th 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 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2710437 - Jun 20 2025
13122
BL2710418 - Jun 20 2025
13122
BL2710056 - Jun 20 2025
14536
BL2709891 - Jun 20 2025
13516
BL2707657 - Jun 19 2025
14514
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,893
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,165 (-5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,032 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,763 (-8.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,271 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
11,433 (-17.7%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
16,912 (+21.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
15,998 (+15.2%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,125 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,029 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
10,665 (-23.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
10,639 (-23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
16,326 (+17.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1,841