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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 an old CPU that 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: 64.77

Overall Rank: 587

Last Price Change: $215.99 USD (2023-01-29)

Average CPU Mark
rating
13989

Single Thread Rating: 2391
Samples: 4800*
*Margin for error: Low



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

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Integer Math47,774 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math24,375 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting23 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,320 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression194.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics704 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,564 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,391 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of January 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$215.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$368.27 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,579
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,163
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 21,963
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,564
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,270
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,989
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 164.78
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 131.55
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 114.01
Intel Core i9-12900K
 99.82
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.97
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 64.77
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 49.00
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 31.20
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 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,568
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 2,391
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1733837 - Jan 31 2023
13516
BL1733282 - Jan 30 2023
13671
BL1733216 - Jan 30 2023
13936
BL1732859 - Jan 30 2023
14296
BL1732554 - Jan 29 2023
11754
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 13,989
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 12,972 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 11,407 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 10,765 (-23.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 10,762 (-23.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,406 (+17.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,686 (+12.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 17,022 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 16,752 (+19.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 15,747 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,510 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i5-10600KF @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,486 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 14,472 (+3.5%)


Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T
 8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,633
Intel Core i9-13900F
 8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,792
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,547
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
 7,106
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
 6,697
Intel Core i7-13700K
 6,671
Intel Core i5-13600K
 6,639
Intel Core i5-13600KF
 6,518
Intel Core i7-13700F
 6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS
 6,437
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
 2,402