AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU

Name: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Brand: AMD
SKU: YD160XBCAEWOF
Rating: 5.0 (151 reviews)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core AM4 YD160XBCAEWOF (NO HEATSINK INCLUDED)

★★★★★

(151 reviews)

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Smooth Gaming and Advanced Multi-Processing Performance
The world’s fastest 6-core, 12-thread desktop processor with true machine intelligence & XFR

Specifications Overview

Model	YD160XBCAEWOF
Release Date	April 2017 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Ryzen 5
Core Name	Summit Ridge
Socket	AM4
Integrated Graphics	None
CPU Cores	6
CPU Threads	12
CPU Clock Rate	3600 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4000 MHz
TDP	95 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Cache L3	16 MB

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Pangoly Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-5930K (187th)		105%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X (188th)		104%
Intel Core i5-8600K (188th)		104%
Intel Core i7-6700 (188th)		104%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X (191st)		103%
Intel Core i5-8500 (191st)		103%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (191st)		103%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX (194th)		102%
Intel Core i5-6600K (195th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G (196th)		~
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (197th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G (198th)		99%
Intel Core i7-4790 (199th)		98%
Intel Core i5-6600 (200th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (200th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (202nd)		96%
Intel Core i5-4670K (203rd)		95%
Intel Core i3-6100 (204th)		94%
Intel Celeron G5920 (204th)		94%
Intel Core i3-8100 (206th)		93%
Intel Core i7-4770K (207th)		92%

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Pangoly Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-12100F (155th)		115%
Intel Core i3-12100 (155th)		115%
Intel Core i5-10400 (157th)		115%
Intel Core i5-10400F (157th)		115%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 (159th)		115%
Intel Xeon E5-2680 V4 (160th)		112%
Intel Core i7-5930K (161st)		110%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (162nd)		110%
Intel Core i7-7800X (163rd)		101%
Intel Xeon E5-2630 V4 (164th)		~
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (165th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (166th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF (167th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X (168th)		95%
Intel Core i5-9600KF (169th)		95%
Intel Core i5-9600K (170th)		94%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X (171st)		93%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (172nd)		90%
Intel Core i3-10320 (173rd)		88%
Intel Core i5-9400F (174th)		87%
Intel Xeon E-2236 (174th)		87%

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Description

Specifications

# of CPU Cores

# of Threads

Base Clock Speed

3.6GHz

Max Turbo Core Speed

4GHz

Total L1 Cache

576KB

Total L2 Cache

3MB

Total L3 Cache

16MB

Unlocked

Yes

CMOS

14nm

Package

AM4

Thermal Solution

Not Included

Default TDP / TDP

95W

Memory

Memory Interface

DDR4

Memory Channels

Key Features

Supported Technologies

AMD Ryzen Master Utility

AMD SenseMI Technology

AES

AVX2

FMA3

AMD virtualization

XFR (Extended Frequency Range)

“Zen” Core Architecture

Foundation

Product Family

AMD Ryzen™

Product Line

AMD Ryzen™ 5

Platform

Desktop

OPN Tray

YD160XBCM6IAE

OPN PIB

YD160XBCAEWOF

Expert reviews

It's an 1800X with two cores lopped off for $100/£100 less, and that makes it a far more important gaming processor. Up against Intel's K-series i5 the 1600X is essentially its gaming equal but with a whole lot more multi-threaded performance to back it up. For us, AMD's Ryzen 5 1600X is now the go-to gaming CPU for your next rig.

PCGamesN

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What we do come away with is the feeling that AMD has done well in tying together value, performance and energy efficiency. Ryzen 5, the mainstream offering, is a solid all-rounder for folks who don't want to spend more than £250 on a chip.

Hexus

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With its lofty clock speeds, 12 computing threads, and reasonable $249 price, AMD's top-end Ryzen 5 chip is an excellent all-around compute performer. Just note: If you're gaming at 1080p with a high-end card, Intel's options still deliver better frame...

Computer Shopper

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