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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 1152 KB, L2: 6.0 MB, L3: 16 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 88.10

Overall Rank: 661

Last Price Change: $158.65 USD (2023-05-10)

Average CPU Mark
rating
13977

Single Thread Rating: 2390
Samples: 5013*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,689 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,355 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,247 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,287 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression199,260 KBytes/Sec
Physics703 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,568 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,390 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of May 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of May 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$158.65 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$239.99 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,607
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,666
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 21,892
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,977
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 193.30
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 163.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 141.10
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.87
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 88.10
Intel Core i7-12700K
 85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 68.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 46.85
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,569
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 2,390
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1830313 - May 31 2023
12860
BL1828542 - May 28 2023
13390
BL1828372 - May 28 2023 [Excluded]
7111
BL1827579 - May 27 2023
14529
BL1823497 - May 21 2023
14520
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,977
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 12,956 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 11,391 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 10,755 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 17,174 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 17,087 (+22.2%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,426 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,305 (-4.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,959 (+21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,745 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i5-10600KF @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,426 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,403 (+3.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,230 (-5.3%)


Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,105
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,459
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,431
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,810
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,600
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
 7,192
Intel Core i9-13900T
 6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
 6,796
Intel Core i7-13700K
 6,789
Intel Core i5-13600K
 6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF
 6,729
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 2,264