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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

► remove from comparison AMD R5 1600

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor with 6 cores and Hyper Threading (SMT = 12 threads). It is the second fastest Ryzen 5 processor in the beginning of 2017, but the 65-watt TDP is much lower compared to the higher-clocked Ryzen 5 1600X.

The Ryzen 5 1600 has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz and can reach up to 3.6 GHz via Turbo (up to 2 cores) or 3.7 GHz via XFR (also up to 2 cores). The maximum clock for all six cores is 3.4 GHz.

The performance is particularly good in applications. The chip can benefit from its six native cores. They are divided into two clusters (3 cores with dedicated L3 cache each), which connected via Infinity Fabric.

The processor based on the Zen architecture is not fully convincing in games. AMD blames missing optimizations from the gaming producers. Intel's powerful Core i7 quad-cores are usually faster in this case.

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

► remove from comparison AMD R5 2400G

The AMD Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop APU that was announced in early 2018. It is the fastest Raven Ridge APU at that time and features all four Zen cores (8 threads due to SMT support) clocked at 3.6 - 3.9 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 11 graphics card with 11 CUs (all of the 704 Shaders on the chip) clocked at up to 1250 MHz. The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR-2933. The TDP is specified at 65 Watt and the CPU, GPU and memory are unlocked for overclocking. More information on Raven Ridge can be found in our launch article.

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

► remove from comparison AMD R5 1500X

The AMD Ryzen 5 1500X is a desktop processor with 4 cores and Hyper Threading (SMT). It is the fastest Ryzen 5 quad-core processor in the beginning of 2017, but the 65-watt TDP is similar to the hexa-core Ryzen 5 1600.

The Ryzen 5 1500X has a base frequency of 3.5 GHz and can reach up to 3.7 GHz via Turbo (up to 2 cores) or 3.9 GHz via XFR (also up to 2 cores).

The processor based on the Zen architecture is not fully convincing in games. AMD blames missing optimizations from the gaming producers.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 1600AMD Ryzen 5 2400GAMD Ryzen 5 1500X
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)AMD Ryzen 5
CodenameZenZenZen
Series: Ryzen 5 Zen
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 « 3.2 - 3.6 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X3.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 14003.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G « 3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G3.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H3.2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon 300U2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 16003.2 - 3.6 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X « 3.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 14003.2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock3200 - 3600 MHz3600 - 3900 MHz3500 - 3700 MHz
L1 Cache576 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache3 MB2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache16 MB4 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 124 / 84 / 8
TDP65 Watt65 Watt65 Watt
Transistors4800 Million4500 Million4800 Million
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
SocketAM4AM4AM4
FeaturesXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz)
Manufacturerproducts.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 1600
28.6 pt (40%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 2400G
28.2 pt (39%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 1500X
27.8 pt (39%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
6468 Points (6%)
min: 4586     avg: 4597     median: 4597 (4%)     max: 4608 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
915 Points (39%)
min: 938     avg: 947     median: 947 (40%)     max: 956 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 317     avg: 349     median: 349 (39%)     max: 381 Points
min: 381     avg: 382.5     median: 382.5 (43%)     max: 384 Points
min: 346     avg: 360     median: 360 (40%)     max: 374 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2484     avg: 2578     median: 2578 (6%)     max: 2672 Points
min: 1804     avg: 1850     median: 1849.5 (5%)     max: 1895 Points
min: 1777     avg: 1783     median: 1783 (4%)     max: 1789 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1125     avg: 1144     median: 1129 (7%)     max: 1200 Points
min: 828     avg: 844     median: 846.5 (5%)     max: 856 Points
min: 796     avg: 806     median: 805 (5%)     max: 818 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 134     avg: 144.8     median: 147 (44%)     max: 155 Points
min: 153.2     avg: 155.6     median: 155.7 (47%)     max: 158 Points
min: 142     avg: 151     median: 154 (46%)     max: 157 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 12.5     avg: 12.7     median: 12.6 (16%)     max: 13.07 Points
9.5 Points (12%)
9 Points (12%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.55     avg: 1.6     median: 1.7 (41%)     max: 1.71 Points
1.8 Points (44%)
1.7 Points (43%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4330     avg: 4516     median: 4538 (27%)     max: 4681 Points
4805 Points (29%)
4573 Points (28%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 25561     avg: 26196     median: 25970 (19%)     max: 27058 Points
21024 Points (15%)
20186 Points (15%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 R5 1600 +
42924 Points (30%)
30473 Points (21%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 R5 1600 +
7803 Points (10%)
7495 Points (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 145.8     avg: 216     median: 149 (2%)     max: 353.2 s
198 s (2%)
210.6 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 5.2     avg: 8.2     median: 6.8 (1%)     max: 12.66 s
6.9 s (1%)
6.9 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 3040     avg: 3550     median: 3430 (5%)     max: 4299 Points
3846 Points (6%)
3910 Points (6%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 28872     avg: 30144     median: 30143.5 (17%)     max: 31415 MIPS
min: 19478     avg: 20059     median: 19885 (11%)     max: 20814 MIPS
min: 21495     avg: 21743     median: 21842 (13%)     max: 21891 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3555     avg: 3834     median: 3834 (46%)     max: 4113 MIPS
min: 3855     avg: 3972     median: 3909 (47%)     max: 4153 MIPS
min: 3768     avg: 3858     median: 3865 (46%)     max: 3942 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 66.8     avg: 69.5     median: 68.7 (24%)     max: 73.1 fps
48 fps (17%)
49.5 fps (17%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 163     avg: 179.7     median: 177 (41%)     max: 199 fps
171.6 fps (40%)
177 fps (41%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 6.97     avg: 7.2     median: 7.2 (13%)     max: 7.45 fps
min: 4.86     avg: 12.2     median: 5.1 (9%)     max: 26.5 fps
min: 5.09     avg: 5.1     median: 5.1 (9%)     max: 5.12 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.649     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (0%)     max: 0.67 GB/s
0.5 GB/s (0%)
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1 GB/s (17%)
0.8 GB/s (14%)
0.7 GB/s (13%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 5.3     avg: 6.4     median: 6.4 (17%)     max: 7.3 GB/s
5.2 GB/s (14%)
4.9 GB/s (13%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 387.2     avg: 404.1     median: 404.1 (3%)     max: 421 Seconds
min: 550     avg: 551     median: 550.5 (4%)     max: 551 Seconds
min: 585     avg: 586     median: 586 (4%)     max: 587 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.659     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.734 sec
min: 0.648     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.683 sec
min: 0.699     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.738 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 8222     avg: 8244     median: 8244 (18%)     max: 8266 Points
6672 Points (14%)
7403 Points (16%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 11     avg: 11.9     median: 12 (3%)     max: 12.7 s
11.3 s (2%)
11 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 23.78     avg: 26.8     median: 26.2 (1%)     max: 30.5 s
25.1 s (1%)
24 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 599     avg: 648     median: 650 (3%)     max: 694 s
624 s (3%)
640 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 8803     avg: 10655     median: 11164 (30%)     max: 11998 Points
min: 7325     avg: 8058     median: 8241 (22%)     max: 8607 Points
9566 Points (26%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 R5 1600 +
65880 Points (54%)
58446 Points (47%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 R5 1600 +
65950 Points (54%)
57457 Points (47%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 64701     avg: 65495     median: 65495 (55%)     max: 66289 Points
min: 32977     avg: 55118     median: 65172 (55%)     max: 67206 Points
61854 Points (52%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 9471     avg: 10035     median: 10034.5 (25%)     max: 10598 Points
min: 6650     avg: 7355     median: 7465 (19%)     max: 7951 Points
7712 Points (20%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 14959     avg: 15666     median: 15818 (28%)     max: 16220 Points
min: 10705     avg: 10784     median: 10784 (19%)     max: 10863 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 4863     avg: 5425     median: 5542 (23%)     max: 5871 Points
min: 3198     avg: 3414     median: 3414 (14%)     max: 3630 Points
4067 Points (17%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 920     avg: 950     median: 950 (40%)     max: 980 Points
min: 970     avg: 1081     median: 1001 (42%)     max: 1223 Points
min: 917     avg: 919     median: 918.5 (39%)     max: 920 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5210     avg: 5425     median: 5424.5 (10%)     max: 5639 Points
min: 3462     avg: 4780     median: 3885 (7%)     max: 6372 Points
min: 3997     avg: 4604     median: 4603.5 (8%)     max: 5210 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 846     avg: 915     median: 914.5 (4%)     max: 983 Points
min: 967     avg: 989     median: 990 (4%)     max: 1010 Points
915 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5117     avg: 5403     median: 5402.5 (17%)     max: 5688 Points
min: 3557     avg: 3736     median: 3825 (12%)     max: 3826 Points
4035 Points (13%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3611     avg: 3966     median: 3841 (38%)     max: 4445 Points
min: 4181     avg: 4319     median: 4268 (43%)     max: 4508 Points
min: 4105     avg: 4282     median: 4282 (43%)     max: 4459 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 16235     avg: 18578     median: 18788 (21%)     max: 20712 Points
min: 13259     avg: 13858     median: 13653 (15%)     max: 14662 Points
min: 15016     avg: 15134     median: 15134 (17%)     max: 15252 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3542     avg: 3775     median: 3652 (50%)     max: 4130 Points
4226 Points (58%)
4149 Points (56%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 15037     avg: 16023     median: 15096 (37%)     max: 17937 Points
13211 Points (32%)
14463 Points (35%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
19391 Points (34%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
3189 Points (62%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 20410     avg: 21267     median: 21266.5 (33%)     max: 22123 Points
16558 Points (26%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 3449     avg: 3737     median: 3736.5 (56%)     max: 4024 Points
4248 Points (64%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 6734     avg: 8501     median: 8501 (69%)     max: 10268 Points
11011 Points (89%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 6127     avg: 7118     median: 7118 (65%)     max: 8109 Points
8616 Points (78%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 20566     avg: 22510     median: 22510 (44%)     max: 24454 Points
15951 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 17236     avg: 17330     median: 17329.5 (35%)     max: 17423 Points
13689 Points (28%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 15944     avg: 16217     median: 16217 (42%)     max: 16490 Points
13198 Points (35%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 952     avg: 987     median: 986.5 (1%)     max: 1021 ms
min: 962     avg: 980     median: 978 (1%)     max: 1000 ms
min: 966     avg: 975     median: 974.5 (1%)     max: 983 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 R5 1600 +
89 ms (1%)
74.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 R5 1600 +
30668 Points (28%)
36017 Points (32%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
180 Points (38%)
min: 169     avg: 170.7     median: 170 (35%)     max: 173 Points
min: 176     avg: 177.5     median: 177.5 (37%)     max: 179 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R5 1600 +
175.8 Watt (30%)
min: 100.5     avg: 103.5     median: 103.5 (18%)     max: 106.5 Watt
146 Watt (25%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R5 1600 +
157.8 Watt (29%)
min: 95.3     avg: 99.7     median: 99.7 (18%)     max: 104.1 Watt
132 Watt (24%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 R5 1600 +
7.6 Points per Watt (6%)
9 Points per Watt (7%)
6.2 Points per Watt (5%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 1600 → 100% n=39

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2400G → 90% n=39

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 1500X → 90% n=39

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