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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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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 PRO 2500U

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The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is a mobile APU for thin and light business laptops that was announced in January 2017. Compared to the similar consumer Ryzen 5 2500U, the PRO 2500U offers additional security features and longer part availability / warranty.

It includes four Zen cores clocked at 2 to 3.6 GHz and offers 4 MB L3-Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 8 and offers 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1100 MHz. The TDP is configurable between 12 and 25 Watt (15 Watt nominal). More information on Raven Ridge can be found in our launch article.

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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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.

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ModelAMD Ryzen 5 1600AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500UAMD 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 2400G3.6 - 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 2500U « 2 - 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 MHz2000 - 3600 MHz3500 - 3700 MHz
L1 Cache576 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache3 MB2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache16 MB4 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 124 / 84 / 8
TDP65 Watt15 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
max. Temp.105 °C
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)
Manufacturerwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 1600
28.6 pt (40%)
AMD E1-2100
2.47 -91%
...
Intel Core i5-8265U
27.9 -2%
Intel Core i5-11400T
28 -2%
Intel Core i7-8550U
28.1 -2%
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
28.2 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
28.2 -1%
Intel Core i5-8260U
28.2 -1%
Intel Core i5-8257U
28.2 -1%
Intel Core i5-1035G4
28.3 -1%
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
28.4 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
28.6
Intel Core i5-1035G1
28.6 0%
Intel Core i5-10210U
28.7 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
28.8 1%
Intel Core i3-N305
28.8 1%
Intel Core i5-1130G7
28.9 1%
Intel Core i5-8365U
28.9 1%
Intel Core i5-1140G7
29 1%
Intel Core i5-10310U
29 1%
Intel Core i5-1035G7
29.1 2%
...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
72.1 152%
0%
100%
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 1500X
27.8 pt (39%)
AMD E1-2100
2.47 -91%
...
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
26.7 -4%
Intel Core i3-1110G4
26.7 -4%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
26.8 -4%
Intel Core i3-1005G1
26.9 -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
27 -3%
Intel Core i3-10110U
27.1 -3%
Intel Processor N97
27.1 -3%
Intel Core i5-8259U
27.6 -1%
Intel Pentium Gold 7505
27.7 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
27.8
Intel Core i5-8265U
27.9 0%
Intel Core i5-11400T
28 1%
Intel Core i7-8550U
28.1 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
28.2 1%
Intel Core i5-8260U
28.2 1%
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
28.2 1%
Intel Core i5-8257U
28.2 1%
Intel Core i5-1035G4
28.3 2%
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
28.4 2%
...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
72.1 159%
0%
100%
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)
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 317     avg: 349     median: 349 (39%)     max: 381 Points
min: 346     avg: 360     median: 360 (40%)     max: 374 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 2484     avg: 2578     median: 2578 (6%)     max: 2672 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: 541     avg: 561     median: 553 (3%)     max: 589 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: 132     avg: 135     median: 134 (40%)     max: 139 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
min: 6.04     avg: 6.3     median: 6.1 (8%)     max: 6.74 Points
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
min: 1.5     avg: 1.5     median: 1.6 (39%)     max: 1.58 Points
1.7 Points (43%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4330     avg: 4516     median: 4538 (27%)     max: 4681 Points
min: 4204     avg: 4312     median: 4349 (26%)     max: 4382 Points
4573 Points (28%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 25561     avg: 26196     median: 25970 (19%)     max: 27058 Points
min: 12294     avg: 14380     median: 14336 (10%)     max: 16509 Points
20186 Points (15%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 R5 1600 +
42924 Points (30%)
min: 20209     avg: 20660     median: 20659.5 (14%)     max: 21110 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 R5 1600 +
7803 Points (10%)
min: 6921     avg: 7052     median: 7052 (9%)     max: 7183 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 145.8     avg: 216     median: 149 (2%)     max: 353.2 s
min: 386.4     avg: 386.6     median: 386.6 (5%)     max: 386.7 s
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
min: 12.25     avg: 12.4     median: 12.4 (2%)     max: 12.47 s
6.9 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 3040     avg: 3550     median: 3430 (5%)     max: 4299 Points
min: 2677     avg: 2700     median: 2699.5 (4%)     max: 2722 Points
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
2794 MIPS (2%)
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
4102 MIPS (49%)
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
min: 32.42     avg: 33.9     median: 33.9 (12%)     max: 35.4 fps
49.5 fps (17%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 163     avg: 179.7     median: 177 (41%)     max: 199 fps
min: 68.4     avg: 97.7     median: 97.7 (23%)     max: 127 fps
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
3 fps (5%)
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
min: 0.376     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.409 GB/s
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1 GB/s (17%)
min: 0.54     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (10%)     max: 0.662 GB/s
0.7 GB/s (13%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 5.3     avg: 6.4     median: 6.4 (17%)     max: 7.3 GB/s
min: 3.3     avg: 3.4     median: 3.4 (9%)     max: 3.5 GB/s
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: 900     avg: 1007     median: 1007 (7%)     max: 1114 Seconds
min: 585     avg: 586     median: 586 (4%)     max: 587 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 0.659     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.734 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
min: 3945     avg: 5161     median: 5635 (12%)     max: 5904 Points
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
min: 12.56     avg: 12.7     median: 12.7 (3%)     max: 12.84 s
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
min: 28.85     avg: 29.4     median: 29.3 (1%)     max: 29.84 s
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
min: 714     avg: 729     median: 728.5 (3%)     max: 743 s
640 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 8803     avg: 10655     median: 11164 (30%)     max: 11998 Points
min: 5540     avg: 5874     median: 5673 (15%)     max: 6608 Points
9566 Points (26%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 R5 1600 +
65880 Points (54%)
min: 34587     avg: 35370     median: 35245 (29%)     max: 36279 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 R5 1600 +
65950 Points (54%)
min: 30318     avg: 33819     median: 35419 (29%)     max: 35721 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 64701     avg: 65495     median: 65495 (55%)     max: 66289 Points
min: 28138     avg: 29521     median: 29789 (25%)     max: 30637 Points
61854 Points (52%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 9471     avg: 10035     median: 10034.5 (25%)     max: 10598 Points
min: 3259     avg: 5254     median: 5586.5 (14%)     max: 6584 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: 6370     avg: 8014     median: 8405 (15%)     max: 8877 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 4863     avg: 5425     median: 5542 (23%)     max: 5871 Points
min: 1922     avg: 2225     median: 2322 (10%)     max: 2432 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
887 Points (37%)
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
3135 Points (6%)
min: 3997     avg: 4604     median: 4603.5 (8%)     max: 5210 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 846     avg: 915     median: 914.5 (4%)     max: 983 Points
915 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
min: 5117     avg: 5403     median: 5402.5 (17%)     max: 5688 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: 3353     avg: 3492     median: 3492 (35%)     max: 3631 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: 9096     avg: 9629     median: 9343 (10%)     max: 10447 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
min: 3430     avg: 3480     median: 3480 (47%)     max: 3530 Points
4149 Points (56%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 15037     avg: 16023     median: 15096 (37%)     max: 17937 Points
min: 9398     avg: 9760     median: 9759.5 (24%)     max: 10121 Points
14463 Points (35%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
19391 Points (34%)
min: 12111     avg: 12422     median: 12421.5 (22%)     max: 12732 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R5 1600 +
3189 Points (62%)
min: 3218     avg: 3326     median: 3326 (65%)     max: 3434 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 20410     avg: 21267     median: 21266.5 (33%)     max: 22123 Points
min: 12561     avg: 12956     median: 12956 (20%)     max: 13351 Points
16558 Points (26%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3449     avg: 3737     median: 3736.5 (56%)     max: 4024 Points
min: 3486     avg: 3600     median: 3600 (54%)     max: 3714 Points
4248 Points (64%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 6734     avg: 8501     median: 8501 (69%)     max: 10268 Points
min: 5889     avg: 6820     median: 6820 (55%)     max: 7751 Points
11011 Points (89%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 6127     avg: 7118     median: 7118 (65%)     max: 8109 Points
min: 5363     avg: 6035     median: 6034.5 (55%)     max: 6706 Points
8616 Points (78%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 20566     avg: 22510     median: 22510 (44%)     max: 24454 Points
min: 16158     avg: 16310     median: 16310 (32%)     max: 16462 Points
15951 Points (31%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 17236     avg: 17330     median: 17329.5 (35%)     max: 17423 Points
min: 10070     avg: 10169     median: 10168.5 (20%)     max: 10267 Points
13689 Points (28%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 15944     avg: 16217     median: 16217 (42%)     max: 16490 Points
min: 10841     avg: 11156     median: 11156 (29%)     max: 11471 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: 1376     avg: 1488     median: 1429 (2%)     max: 1659 ms
min: 966     avg: 975     median: 974.5 (1%)     max: 983 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
89 ms (1%)
138.1 ms (2%)
74.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
30668 Points (28%)
min: 23903     avg: 24308     median: 24308 (22%)     max: 24713 Points
36017 Points (32%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 R5 1600 +
180 Points (38%)
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%)
146 Watt (25%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R5 1600 +
157.8 Watt (29%)
132 Watt (24%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 R5 1600 +
7.6 Points per Watt (6%)
6.2 Points per Watt (5%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 1600 → 100% n=42

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U → 73% n=42

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 1500X → 92% n=42

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