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Processor comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

AMD Socket AM4 3600 MHz 6 cores Mar 2018 DESKTOP
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

AMD Socket AM4 3300 MHz 6 cores Jun 2017 DESKTOP
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X111%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X109%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X112%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

  • 9% higher single threaded performance.
  • 12% higher multi threaded performance.
  • Around 11% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

  • None
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Gaming

HWSpot recommends the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner
Productivity

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
XFR

Architecture

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ArchitectureAMD Zen+AMD Zen
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4DDR4
CodenameZenZen
Release DateMar 2018Jun 2017

Cores

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Cores66
Threads1212
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsNoNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
L1 Cache96 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16384 KB (shared)16384 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
SocketAMD Socket AM4AMD Socket AM4
Max Case Tempunknownunknown
PackageuPGAuPGA
Die Size192mm²192mm²
Process14 nm14 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XAMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Cpu Frequency3600 MHz3300 MHz
Turbo Clock4250 MHz3700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHz100 MHz
Voltageunknownunknown
TDP95 W95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X4675 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X4070 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X28987 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X26571 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X1403
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X1245

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X176
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X161

points - higher is better

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