AMD Ryzen 5 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.

Series	AMD Ryzen 5
Codename	Zen
Series: Ryzen 5 Zen	» AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 - 3.6 GHz 6 / 12 16 MB AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 - 3.7 GHz 4 / 8 16 MB AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 - 3.4 GHz 4 / 8 8 MB
Clock Rate	3200 - 3600 MHz
Level 1 Cache	576 KB
Level 2 Cache	3 MB
Level 3 Cache	16 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	6 / 12
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	65 Watt
Transistor Count	4800 Million
Manufacturing Technology	14 nm
Socket	AM4
Features	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Announcement Date	04/11/2017

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