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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Boxed Processor | AM4 | 6C / 12T

This page collects the current price snapshot, longer-term used-price history, benchmark data, and imported spec sheet for this CPU in one place.

Used min
$40
Latest imported floor price.
Used median
$41.23
Current midpoint of qualified sales.
Gaming perf
44
Relative gaming performance score.
Qualified sales
3
Latest snapshot Apr 26, 2026

Used Price History

The long-term chart tracks how the price distribution has changed across repeated snapshots in CPU Desktop Prices.

1 snapshots
Median line25th-75th percentile band
$36.8$38.73$40.66$42.6$44.532026-04-26

Current Percentile Snapshot

This chart compares the latest used-price percentiles currently stored on the CPU row itself.

3 qualifying sales
$40
Min
$40.61
25th
$41.23
Median
$41.23
75th
$41.23
Max

CPU Information

Imported data from CPU Desktop, grouped into a readable spec sheet.

Identity

Manufacturer
AMD
Model
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Family
AMD Ryzen Processors
Series
AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Segment
Boxed Processor
Architecture
-
Release date
4/19/2018
Release year
2018
Status
-
CPU ID
amd-amd-ryzen-5-2600x-boxed-processor-2018

Pricing

MSRP
-
Used minimum
$40
Used 25th percentile
$40.61
Used median
$41.23
Used 75th percentile
$41.23
Used max
$41.23
Current new price
-
Qualified sales count
3
Gaming value
1.09

Benchmarks

Relative gaming
44
Cinebench 2024 multi
412
Cinebench 2024 single
64
Cinebench R23 multi
7,507
Cinebench R23 single
1,089

Cores And Clocks

Cores / threads
6C / 12T
Base clock
3.6 GHz
Boost clock
4.2 GHz
TDP
95 W
Process node
12nm FinFET
L2 cache
3 MB
L3 cache
16 MB

Platform

Socket
AM4
Memory type
DDR4
Integrated graphics
Discrete Graphics Card Required

Source

Row ID
80
Latest snapshot
Apr 26, 2026
Latest snapshot sample
3

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