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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Buying advice

Released in 2017, this is a solid budget choice for basic office work and general multitasking, though it requires a separate graphics card to function. It’s a reliable pick for simple home setups or a student's everyday computer.

Specifications

LAUNCH

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Released2017

CPU BENCHMARKS

Tests and capabilities for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Geekbench 6 SingleConditions unconfirmed1,120
Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Single

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

Geekbench 6 MultiConditions unconfirmed4,850
Test conditions & details

Test: Geekbench 6 Multi

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

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iGPU 3DMark TSNot applicable: no integrated graphics

ARCHITECTURE & CORES

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ArchitectureZen (Summit Ridge)
Process14 nm
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ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Cores / Threads
Meaning & limits

Physical cores and available threads are separate counts. Hybrid core types and unknown thread counts retain their stated limits.

6C/12T

CLOCK & CACHE

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Clock Speed3.6 / 4 GHz
Cache
Meaning & limits

Cache can be total, per core, private or shared. Read the stated topology; total cache is not automatically L3.

19 MB
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Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Total L1 Cache576 KBCPU package total
Total L3 Cache16 MBCPU package total

POWER & BATTERY

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Default TDP95 WProcessor power specification
Power rating / limit
Meaning & limits

Stored power rating or limit. Default TDP, processor base power and maximum turbo power describe different conditions; neither larger nor smaller is automatically better.

95 W

MEMORY & STORAGE

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Memory ProfilesDDR4 · up to 2667 MT/sSupported memory configurations

PLATFORM & HARDWARE

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
PlatformDesktop
SocketAM4
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Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
iGPUNo
iGPU FP32 TFLOPS
Meaning & limits

FP32 describes floating-point capability or a published reference, not a measured application result. Method and clock conditions affect interpretation.

Not applicable: no integrated graphics

BODY & DIMENSIONS

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Package Size (L × W)-

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

Parameters for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ManufacturerAMD

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