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Ryzen 5 1600

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.2GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

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Average Bench: 80.7% (73rd of 1146)

Based on 142,385 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00800F11 Model: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core Processor

The Ryzen 5 1600 is one of four new Ryzen 5 processors released this month. Based on the AMD Zen architecture, which is comparable to Intel in terms of IPC, the Ryzen 5 1600 has six cores which is more than the vast majority of games are able to use (most games cannot use more than four cores). Ryzen 5 CPUs offer gamers better value for money than the eight core Ryzen 7 models released last month. With six cores the 1600 is approximately 75% better at multi-threaded tasks than Intel's quad core i5 flagship – the similarly priced i5-7600K, the 1600 however, has 25% lower single and 33% lower quad core scores. The 1600 has stock base/boost clock speeds of 3.2/3.6 GHz and its price tag of $219 includes a cooler. Assuming a modest overclock of 10% brings the 1600 within striking range of the 1600X which is the Ryzen 5 flagship. The 1600X sports stock base/boost clocks of 3.6/4.0 GHz but costs $30 more than the 1600 and ships without a cooler included in the box. The Ryzen 5 1600 is the best value for money six core CPU we have seen to date. [Apr '17 CPUPro]

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Poor: 68%Average: 80.7% Great: 93%
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 averaged just 19.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Multi Core Integer Speed 826Pts
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 852Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is 25.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Single Core Integer Speed 97.1Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 101Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 142,385 samples)
Rank 7380.7%
Min Avg Max
84 SC Int 97.1 111
87.7 SC Float 106 120
86.6 SC Mixed 101 116
81% 101 Pts
Min Avg Max
308 QC Int 374 439
328 QC Float 405 479
321 QC Mixed 390 459
88.3% 390 Pts
Min Avg Max
715 MC Int 826 953
766 MC Float 861 995
732 MC Mixed 852 984
127% 846 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Single core Quad core Multi core
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
81.4% Excellent
SC Int 95.8
SC Float 103
SC Mixed 100
80% 99.8 Pts
QC Int 384
QC Float 416
QC Mixed 397
90% 399 Pts
MC Int 826
MC Float 858
MC Mixed 853
127% 846 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
80.5% Excellent
SC Int 100
SC Float 110
SC Mixed 101
83% 104 Pts
QC Int 373
QC Float 413
QC Mixed 388
89% 391 Pts
MC Int 836
MC Float 863
MC Mixed 855
128% 851 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
77.5% Very good
SC Int 95.6
SC Float 104
SC Mixed 98.8
80% 99.6 Pts
QC Int 333
QC Float 381
QC Mixed 370
82% 361 Pts
MC Int 802
MC Float 839
MC Mixed 833
124% 825 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
71.5% Very good
SC Int 84.9
SC Float 90.5
SC Mixed 93.7
72% 89.7 Pts
QC Int 332
QC Float 347
QC Mixed 330
76% 336 Pts
MC Int 802
MC Float 840
MC Mixed 828
123% 823 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 14,959,118 CPUs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $219 @ launch in Apr '17
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 68%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $144Bench 81%, 142,385 samples8,976x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $220Bench 70%, 501,173 samples4,240x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 38%, 306,629 samples2,309x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $357Bench 98%, 517,052 samples2,164x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $90Bench 105%, 406,240 samples2,162x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 198%, 119,210 samples1,304x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $110Bench 112%, 318,572 samples1,185x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $105Bench 85%, 150,586 samples2,246x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $120Bench 91%, 78,691 samples725x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $120Bench 91%, 47,530 samples636x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $644

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,227

Official site www.amd.com/...

A landmark increase in processor performance...

Added 23 months ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
4,904

Good (edit your comment) Add link

5 hrs ago.

I could buy one and have money left over for other parts of the build compared to core I7.

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Rather get this then an i5 for video editing—Jun '17

DEU-User
Avatar level
3,179

Excellent

3 days ago.

Perfekt man this 1600 ist so geil für melek

GBR-User
Avatar level
3,146

Excellent

5 days ago.

gooooooooood

TUR-User
Avatar level
2,976

Excellent

8 days ago.

.

CAN-User
Avatar level
2,672

Good

7 days ago.

It is one of the best processors regarding hyper threading and multi-tasking. It gives such performance at such a low cost!!!!

POL-User
Avatar level
2,592

Excellent

3 days ago.

exteremelly very good to games !

ROU-User
Avatar level
2,297

Excellent

4 days ago.

works like a beast, I use it for about 1 year and it's the best cpu I had in my life

IND-User
Avatar level
2,270

Good

19 days ago.

value for money

AUS-User
Avatar level
2,144

Excellent

4 days ago.

Best value chip on the market, got it for 130 bucks, outperforms a $350 i7 7700 in multithreaded applications

VNM-User
Avatar level
2,025

Excellent

13 days ago.

I optimize about performance/price

JPN-User
Avatar level
2,008

Excellent

3 days ago.

Best processor ever

CZE-User
Avatar level
1,954

Excellent

12 hrs ago.

Actually best mid-class CPU for gaming ... I use it with GTX 1080 turbo and Im happy :3 -Just my opinion

ARG-User
Avatar level
1,838

Excellent

9 days ago.

the best price-performance deal ever

BGR-User
Avatar level
1,644

Excellent

4 days ago.

It's at great price for the performance it gives. Best value processor at this time for the whole world!

COL-User
Avatar level
1,632

Excellent

3 days ago.

top

SWE-User
Avatar level
1,586

Excellent

24 days ago.

Using one at the minute in my mATX-Build. The fan is a bit loud, but I can hear it shifting speed when it has to. Running games + OBS & 4 monitors with multiple apps like spotify and discord + multiple browsers. No issues performance issues anywhere (970 gpu).

AUT-User
Avatar level
1,559

Good

8 days ago.

Best PRICE to PERFORMANCE ratio!

FIN-User
Avatar level
1,458

Excellent

24 days ago.

I have it and it does what its supposed to do.

HRV-User
Avatar level
1,444

Excellent

1 month ago.

Cheap, fast, runs cool.

ZAF-User
Avatar level
1,404

Good

2 months ago.

I own one and it's fantastic value for money

LTU-User
Avatar level
1,348

Good

1 month ago.

its the best processor for their price

CPUPro
Avatar level
1,227

Good

22 months ago.

DZA-User
Avatar level
1,214

Excellent

13 days ago.

the new amd Rayzen series is epic the R 5 1600 is destroying the intel I5 6600k with an awesome price

BLR-User
Avatar level
1,140

Excellent

9 days ago.

6 cores 12 threads and stability at 100% cpu usage/

CHN-User
Avatar level
1,098

Excellent

1 month ago.

great processor for budget gamers

BIH-User
Avatar level
944

Excellent

1 month ago.

rivals the i7 5th gen, what more do you want

GEO-User
Avatar level
940

Excellent

5 months ago.

Cheap, 6 core 12 thread, low power consumption, no overheating with stock cooler, can handle over 100 fps in any games with only 6gb Graphics card (60fps is more than enough) - but I have issue with picking the motherboard, any suggestion would be great 3

gvrax
Avatar level
360

Terrible

17 months ago.

low perfomance for that price

GamingEliot
Avatar level
286

Excellent

18 months ago.

A great AMD Budget CPU.

quantumniko
Avatar level
272

Excellent

11 months ago.

best in a long while...

JAM-User
Avatar level
210

Excellent

6 months ago.

Awesome price to performance!!

yaabalfazl
Avatar level
92

Poor

17 months ago.

low single core

Tuuube
Avatar level
22

Good

18 months ago.

Good value, but not as good as it can be due to ram prices being so high

No1Spank
Avatar level
16

Average

18 months ago.

The most average & boring CPU money can buy today. Not great at anything, but also adequate for everything.

Laerid
Avatar level
16

Excellent

21 days ago.

Bang for your buck.

zarzo
Avatar level
14

Poor

7 months ago.

good budget 1080p build cpu

hkey47
Avatar level
12

Terrible

11 months ago.

8600k better xhouce

FIrestone
Avatar level
12

Good

2 months ago.

Great core/thread count for the price.

gicioks
Avatar level
10

Excellent

6 months ago.

Really good performance and value

cayampa
Avatar level
8

Excellent

18 months ago.

What can I say? Excellent value for money!

MonoMan
Avatar level
8

Good

3 months ago.

A great budget CPU to compliment the GTX 1060 6GB or higher depending on the game and is good for starting out on blender or Unity.

retroturtle101
Avatar level
6

Excellent

19 months ago.

Pretty good.

pig1995z
Avatar level
6

Excellent

3 months ago.

Хочу собі такий купити

qwertyit
Avatar level
4

Excellent

20 months ago.

good for everythink (gaming, streaming,rendering etc)

andymcelroy
Avatar level
4

Excellent

17 months ago.

Best value in CPUs by a landslide in 2017

pinkdream
Avatar level
4

Excellent

14 months ago.

Best in ryzen!

kritloaf
Avatar level
4

Excellent

13 months ago.

I used to own one before I switched to Intel for gaming.

jnarai
Avatar level
4

Excellent

12 months ago.

Best bang for your buck hands down. Handles overclocks extremely well if properly cooled.

KaMa2
Avatar level
4

Excellent

3 months ago.

I have it I love it is so gud

GreenGoblin
Avatar level
4

Excellent

2 months ago.

Great budget CPU to get the job done and play the latest AAA titles.

llewelyn_mt
Avatar level
4

Excellent

8 days ago.

Best general purpose CPU of 2017.

ctmera
Avatar level
2

Excellent

19 months ago.

Insanely good value for great performance for any user.

Posija
Avatar level
2

Excellent

19 months ago.

Upgraded from Intel I7 4790K. Night and day when multitasking (opening several crypto wallets for example - with intel 2 wallets and my CPU is done, can't do anything anymore - with R1600 3 wallets calculating blockchain and i can still play a low demanging game (LoL)

Freon
Avatar level
2

Excellent

18 months ago.

AMD is back, baby.

YasinGNY
Avatar level
2

Excellent

15 months ago.

benim işlemcim

Jappleby
Avatar level
2

Excellent

13 months ago.

With a bit of creful overclocking this CPU is an absolute monster. Currently running 4.05 GHz on all 6/12 cores. 1339 in CB R15

Viktor791
Avatar level
2

Excellent

12 months ago.

Great CPU for a good price. My is currently running on 3,95GHz on 1,4V. Temps with SilentiumPC fera 3 max73°C.

bcwiseguy68
Avatar level
2

Excellent

10 months ago.

I have the 1600 overclocked to 4.0GHz and it screams when paired with 3000Mhz DDR4 Ram

GamesterX
Avatar level
2

Excellent

7 months ago.

Ive always used AMD because of their prices. After a decade of mediocre chips its nice to get more then what you paid for again! Im running this chip @4100Mhz with a GTX1070 @2002Mhz Core and 4600Mhz Mem clocks, 4X8GB G.Skill TridentZ 3200 running @3266Mhz, a 1TB Samsung Evo SSD and the GTX1070 is the weakest link. UserBenchmark scores 105 101 99, Outstanding for a budget chip.

ddddd
Avatar level
2

Excellent

3 months ago.

Have it better than than an 8400 when u oc it , btw who buys low 6 cores 6 thread from Intel no reaeson to buy Intel

AnInitialDFan
Avatar level
2

Excellent

12 days ago.

It works great, perfect budget gaming cpu, can run anything I have with at least 60 fps, most are 90 fps or higher.

BD5BADMAN
Avatar level
2

Excellent

5 days ago.

LOVE IT

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Intel Core i7-8700K $370Nvidia GTX 1070 $357Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $90
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