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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core AM4 YD1600BBAEBOX

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core AM4 YD1600BBAEBOX

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Specifications Overview

Model YD1600BBAEBOX
Release Date April 2017

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Series Ryzen 5
Core Name Summit Ridge
Socket AM4
Integrated Graphics None
CPU Cores 6
CPU Threads 12
CPU Clock Rate 3200MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 3600MHz
TDP 65W
CPU Cooler included
Manufacturing Process 14 nm
Cache L3 16MB

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Specifications

# of CPU Cores

6

# of Threads

12

Base Clock Speed

3.2GHz

Max Turbo Core Speed

3.6GHz

Total L1 Cache

576KB

Total L2 Cache

3MB

Total L3 Cache

16MB

Unlocked

Yes

CMOS

14nm

Package

AM4

Thermal Solution

Wraith Spire (No LED)

Default TDP / TDP

65W

Memory

Memory Interface

DDR4

Memory Channels

2

Key Features

Supported Technologies

AMD Ryzen Master Utility

AMD SenseMI Technology

AES

AVX2

FMA3

AMD virtualization

“Zen” Core Architecture

Foundation

Product Family

AMD Ryzen™

Product Line

AMD Ryzen™ 5

Platform

Desktop

OPN Tray

YD1500BBM6IAE

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YD1600BBAEBOX

Critic Reviews

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Compared to the Ryzen 5 1600X the 5 1600 provides substantial savings. Foregoing 400MHz (~12.5% clock speed) saves you $30 plus the cost of a cooler ~$45. On a theoretical $750 system that means that you are saving about the performance impact. If you were to overclock the chips it is likely you would find the difference to be even less.

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The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processor is going to epitomize the "value sweet spot" with its $220 price point. If you are not that person that knows they need a bunch of cores for encoding or rendering, then there is likely no reason for you to buy a 8-Core CPU...yet. However, I can argue that if you want any kind of CPU built for "the future," the 6-Core ...

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100

Ryzen 5 bring AMD back into the game as they deliver high-performance multi-threaded computing at prices that will be a major disruption to the competition.

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