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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 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: 180.15

Overall Rank: 822

Last Price Change: $77.30 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark
rating
13925

Single Thread Rating: 2385
Samples: 5499*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,535 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,312 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23,034 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,200 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression198,992 KBytes/Sec
Physics697 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,574 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,385 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of March 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of March 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2024.
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$77.30 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2052903 - Mar 16 2024
13448
BL2052882 - Mar 16 2024
13137
BL2052488 - Mar 15 2024
14738
BL2052272 - Mar 15 2024
14559
BL2052187 - Mar 15 2024
13443
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,925
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,206 (-5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
15,665 (+12.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
14,817 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
16,143 (+15.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
15,725 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
14,325 (+2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
12,282 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
11,619 (-16.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
17,772 (+27.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
19,468 (+39.8%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,663 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13,068 (-6.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,258
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,073
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,563
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,409
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,178
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,023
Intel Core i9-14900F
8,019
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,871
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,800
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
7,602
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,543
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,532
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2,251