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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: 81.5% (79th of 1159)

Based on 187,456 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: 70%Average: 81.5% Great: 93%
Gaming
Gaming 81%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 averaged just 18.5% 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 828Pts
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 854Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is 22.8%. 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 98Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 102Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 187,456 samples)
Rank 7981.5%
Min Avg Max
85.3 SC Int 98 111
95.5 SC Float 106 120
89.9 SC Mixed 102 116
81.6% 102 Pts
Min Avg Max
312 QC Int 379 438
334 QC Float 411 476
323 QC Mixed 394 456
89.4% 395 Pts
Min Avg Max
725 MC Int 828 952
769 MC Float 863 989
755 MC Mixed 854 979
127% 848 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
89.5% Excellent
SC Int 105
SC Float 114
SC Mixed 110
88% 110 Pts
QC Int 410
QC Float 425
QC Mixed 437
96% 424 Pts
MC Int 908
MC Float 943
MC Mixed 942
140% 931 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
84.9% Excellent
SC Int 109
SC Float 118
SC Mixed 114
91% 114 Pts
QC Int 432
QC Float 473
QC Mixed 390
98% 432 Pts
MC Int 931
MC Float 964
MC Mixed 962
143% 953 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 17,904,353 CPUs tested.

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Approx. $219 @ launch in Apr '17
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 69%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $109Bench 81%, 187,456 samples10,264x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 70%, 593,162 samples4,829x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 38%, 389,308 samples2,613x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $335Bench 98%, 663,441 samples2,536x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $101Bench 105%, 437,578 samples2,412x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $85Bench 202%, 126,035 samples1,423x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $100Bench 113%, 360,199 samples1,328x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $78Bench 87%, 208,510 samples2,538x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 92%, 95,450 samples821x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 90%, 59,967 samples733x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $638

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,232

Official site www.amd.com/...

A landmark increase in processor performance...

Added 2 years ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
5,290

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

5 hrs ago.

Good works well with streaming and coding

Comment 

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

DEU-User
Avatar level
3,445

Terrible

8 days ago.

this is sparta

CAN-User
Avatar level
2,882

Average

1 day ago.

Great bargain for the performance you can get out of one of these puppies. Fantastic buy.

BRA-User
Avatar level
2,769

Excellent

9 days ago.

it's good

POL-User
Avatar level
2,756

Terrible

9 days ago.

its ok

ROU-User
Avatar level
2,491

Excellent

20 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
2,444

Good

13 days ago.

steal at this price

AUS-User
Avatar level
2,316

Excellent

2 months ago.

perfect as a worksation processor, still awesome for gaming. Seamless performance

MEX-User
Avatar level
2,272

Good

10 days ago.

is the best

VNM-User
Avatar level
2,163

Excellent

1 month ago.

I optimize about performance/price

CZE-User
Avatar level
2,054

Excellent

3 months ago.

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

NLD-User
Avatar level
2,046

Excellent

1 month ago.

so much better than intel

ARG-User
Avatar level
1,988

Excellent

18 days ago.

the best price-performance deal ever

COL-User
Avatar level
1,764

Excellent

4 days ago.

best CPU usage

BGR-User
Avatar level
1,724

Terrible

19 hrs ago.

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

SWE-User
Avatar level
1,694

Good

2 months 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
1,645

Good

3 months ago.

Best PRICE to PERFORMANCE ratio!

PRT-User
Avatar level
1,644

Excellent

6 days ago.

5/5

FIN-User
Avatar level
1,526

Excellent

7 days ago.

very fast in almost all games

ZAF-User
Avatar level
1,522

Excellent

3 months ago.

I own one and it's fantastic value for money

LTU-User
Avatar level
1,422

Good

5 months ago.

its the best processor for their price

NOR-User
Avatar level
1,320

Average

1 month ago.

Its very good for its low price, but it cant do a lot.. But for 80-100 $ its very good

DZA-User
Avatar level
1,308

Excellent

4 months ago.

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

CPUPro
Avatar level
1,232

Good

2 years ago.

BLR-User
Avatar level
1,212

Excellent

4 months ago.

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

CHN-User
Avatar level
1,202

Excellent

16 hrs ago.

great processor for budget gamers

BIH-User
Avatar level
1,006

Average

3 months ago.

its okay but intel is better

GEO-User
Avatar level
996

Good

6 days ago.

it is good

IRQ-User
Avatar level
662

Excellent

2 months ago.

Best Ryzen Cpu deal on the market

gvrax
Avatar level
360

Terrible

21 months ago.

low perfomance for that price

GamingEliot
Avatar level
290

Excellent

22 months ago.

A great AMD Budget CPU.

JAM-User
Avatar level
274

Excellent

2 days ago.

Awesome price to performance!!

quantumniko
Avatar level
272

Excellent

15 months ago.

best in a long while...

Vycyous
Avatar level
130

Excellent

3 months ago.

Thank you, AMD. At the moment, for a cost of just $120 (USD) ($20 per core/$10 per thread), you can have a 6-core/12-thread CPU that rivals the multi-core performance of Intel's former entry-level HEDT (and exorbitantly priced) ~$450 ($75 per core/$37.50 per thread) Core i7-6800K. If you're still buying Intel's processors at their ludicrous prices, you're probably either uninformed, not very bright, or extremely biased (a "fanboy"). With just a 65 watt TDP, the Ryzen 7 1600 is also far more efficient than any 6-core desktop processor ever produced before it (especially the very inefficient 140 watt TDP i7-6800K) and 2nd in performance-per-watt only to AMD's newer Ryzen 7 2600. Sure, this processor launched at $220, but you can't really blame AMD too much when the competition was charging between $400-500 for similar performance. Here's to AMD for making the desktop processor market exciting once again.

yaabalfazl
Avatar level
92

Poor

21 months ago.

low single core

Tuuube
Avatar level
22

Good

22 months ago.

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

No1Spank
Avatar level
16

Average

22 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

4 months ago.

Bang for your buck.

zarzo
Avatar level
14

Poor

12 months ago.

good budget 1080p build cpu

hkey47
Avatar level
12

Terrible

15 months ago.

8600k better xhouce

FIrestone
Avatar level
12

Good

6 months ago.

Great core/thread count for the price.

roynoris15
Avatar level
12

Excellent

2 months ago.

I love this CPU no words can't describe how the need to upgrade from fx.

gicioks
Avatar level
10

Excellent

10 months ago.

Really good performance and value

cayampa
Avatar level
8

Excellent

22 months ago.

What can I say? Excellent value for money!

MonoMan
Avatar level
8

Good

7 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.

AnInitialDFan
Avatar level
8

Excellent

4 months ago.

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

retroturtle101
Avatar level
6

Excellent

23 months ago.

Pretty good.

pig1995z
Avatar level
6

Excellent

7 months ago.

Хочу собі такий купити

prodigyjon
Avatar level
6

Excellent

4 months ago.

Used AMD Ryzen Master to clock 4Ghz at 1.365v for a stable OC, performs equal/better on my machine than increasing base clock.

chicoviana
Avatar level
6

Excellent

1 month ago.

Very cheap and powerful

qwertyit
Avatar level
4

Excellent

24 months ago.

good for everythink (gaming, streaming,rendering etc)

andymcelroy
Avatar level
4

Excellent

21 months ago.

Best value in CPUs by a landslide in 2017

pinkdream
Avatar level
4

Excellent

18 months ago.

Best in ryzen!

kritloaf
Avatar level
4

Excellent

17 months ago.

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

jnarai
Avatar level
4

Excellent

16 months ago.

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

KaMa2
Avatar level
4

Excellent

7 months ago.

I have it I love it is so gud

GreenGoblin
Avatar level
4

Excellent

6 months ago.

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

llewelyn_mt
Avatar level
4

Excellent

4 months ago.

Best general purpose CPU of 2017.

ctmera
Avatar level
2

Excellent

23 months ago.

Insanely good value for great performance for any user.

Posija
Avatar level
2

Excellent

23 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

22 months ago.

AMD is back, baby.

YasinGNY
Avatar level
2

Excellent

19 months ago.

benim işlemcim

Jappleby
Avatar level
2

Excellent

17 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

16 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

14 months ago.

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

GamesterX
Avatar level
2

Excellent

11 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

7 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

BD5BADMAN
Avatar level
2

Excellent

4 months ago.

LOVE IT

hoodguyz
Avatar level
2

Excellent

3 months ago.

Did't use AMD but the scores are impressive

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Bouzu
Avatar level
2

Excellent

1 month ago.

Best price/performance. Smooth gameplay. Unrivaled for medium workload/

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