AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 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 1600X Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 104.50

Overall Rank: 929

Last Price Change: $125.00 USD (2024-05-30)

Average CPU Mark

13063

Single Thread Rating: 2200
Samples: 2934*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,048
Thread: 1,967

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Integer Math	44,578 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,009 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	35 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,840 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,598 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	181,877 KBytes/Sec
Physics	667 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,114 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,200 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$125.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Beelink SER5 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T,up to 4.0 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVMe SSD,Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz,Wifi6/BT5.2/Gaming/Office/Home,Auto Power On	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop, AMD Radeon RX 5500, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Processor, 16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, 9 USB Ports, Keyboard and Mouse Combo, Pre-Built PC Tower, Black	$725.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(6C/12T,up to 4.0 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVMe SSD Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz,Wifi6 BT5.2,Auto Power On	$289.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 5560U(up to 4.0GHz) Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB M.2 NVMe SSD Mini Desktop 4K@60Hz Triple Display Wifi6/BT5.2/USB3.2 for Office & Home	$239.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER5 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 5560U Up to 4.0GHz 6C/12T,16GB RAM 500GB SSD Graphics 6 core 1600 MHz, WiFi 6 BT5.2, W-11 Pro Mini Computer	$329.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,306
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,385
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,180
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,906
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,311
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,763
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,490
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,181
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,063

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		156.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.44
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.72
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		104.50
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.39
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,632
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,170
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,923
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,700
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		2,200

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2109986 - May 26 2024		11019
BL2109599 - May 26 2024		10278
BL2108948 - May 25 2024		12301
BL2099950 - May 13 2024		12602
BL2097424 - May 09 2024		13402

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,063
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,863 (-1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,286 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,200 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		11,471 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,766 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,199 (-21.9%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		14,321 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		13,645 (+4.5%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,198 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		12,130 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		10,678 (-18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		16,190 (+23.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,547
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,270
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,061
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,554
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,399
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,146
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,882
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,528
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X		1,990

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