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Ryzen 5 1600X

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

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Average Bench: 87% (41st of 1129)

Based on 40,889 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00800F11 Model: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Six-Core Processor

The Ryzen 5 1600X is the flagship processor from AMD's latest generation of Ryzen 5 processors which feature the Zen architecture. Following on from last month's release of the Ryzen 7 series, the Ryzen 5 series is positioned as a less expensive mid-performance alternative to Intel's i5 mainstream offerings. Once again, AMD excels in multi-core technology. Like the Ryzen 5 1600, the 1600X features 6 cores and 12 threads, but has roughly 11% higher clock speeds (out of the box) for a 14% premium. Like all Ryzen CPUs the 1600X is unlocked. The 1600X is the only Ryzen 5 CPU with a TDP of 95W, the 1600, 1500X and 1400 all have 50% lower power consumption of 65W. Due to its high thread count, UserBenchmarks show that at stock clocks the 1600X outperforms the i7-7700k on multi-threaded tasks by 23%, but it lags behind by 23% for single and 14% for quad-core performance. The 1600X is priced keenly at $249 so a more appropriate CPU comparison is the i5-7600k where the 1600X wins on stock multi-core by a whopping 81%. The 1600X does represent great value for workstation users that also game but its $30 cheaper sibling, the 1600 (non x version), which includes a cooler and has great overclocking potential out of the box is arguably the the value king in this segment. [Apr '17 CPUPro]

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Poor: 75%Average: 87% Great: 96%
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X averaged just 12.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Multi Core Integer Speed 882Pts
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 911Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is 21.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Single Core Integer Speed 105Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 110Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 40,889 samples)
Rank 4187%
Min Avg Max
94.8 SC Int 105 114
102 SC Float 114 124
98.6 SC Mixed 110 119
87.9% 110 Pts
Min Avg Max
334 QC Int 404 453
352 QC Float 437 492
342 QC Mixed 420 471
95.2% 420 Pts
Min Avg Max
765 MC Int 882 978
803 MC Float 921 1,016
795 MC Mixed 911 1008
135% 904 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
91.4% Outstanding
SC Int 114
SC Float 123
SC Mixed 118
95% 118 Pts
QC Int 416
QC Float 455
QC Mixed 437
99% 436 Pts
MC Int 902
MC Float 944
MC Mixed 938
139% 928 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
88.8% Excellent
SC Int 103
SC Float 113
SC Mixed 109
87% 108 Pts
QC Int 418
QC Float 453
QC Mixed 435
99% 435 Pts
MC Int 889
MC Float 929
MC Mixed 921
137% 913 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
84.2% Excellent
SC Int 99.9
SC Float 113
SC Mixed 106
85% 106 Pts
QC Int 416
QC Float 434
QC Mixed 401
94% 417 Pts
MC Int 897
MC Float 932
MC Mixed 930
138% 920 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
77.3% Very good
SC Int 97.9
SC Float 104
SC Mixed 106
82% 102 Pts
QC Int 341
QC Float 362
QC Mixed 353
80% 352 Pts
MC Int 857
MC Float 888
MC Mixed 866
130% 870 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 11,527,860 CPUs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $249 @ launch in Apr '17
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Gaming 70%
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Desktop 80%
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Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $158Bench 87%, 40,889 samples2,525x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $249Bench 71%, 361,982 samples3,326x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 39%, 209,104 samples1,817x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $358Bench 100%, 365,950 samples1,662x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $78Bench 104%, 285,868 samples1,818x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $94Bench 201%, 99,556 samples1,150x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $120Bench 112%, 236,872 samples954x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $147Bench 86%, 101,566 samples1,766x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $145Bench 91%, 50,667 samples564x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $148Bench 91%, 28,496 samples479x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $717

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,217

Official site www.amd.com/...

A landmark increase in processor performance...

Added 18 months ago.
USA-User
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4,362

Liked (edit your comment) Add link

13 hrs ago.

GBR-User
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2,754

Excellent

21 hrs ago.

Seems Like a good processor for gaming and streaming

BRA-User
Avatar level
2,301

Excellent

3 months ago.

Super veloz, baixa temperatura e ótimo pra games e aplicações. Melhor custo beneficio. 6 Núcleos e 12 Threads muito potentes.

IND-User
Avatar level
2,052

Good

1 month ago.

I'm personally using it and it has been flawless so far

MEX-User
Avatar level
1,864

Good

4 days ago.

upgraded from a 2320 and i can say, increased the performance from games and started to run horrific even with a 750ti

JPN-User
Avatar level
1,764

Excellent

1 month ago.

For the price and all the features and power I get, I just get to calm down and sit and watch this CPU run a cheeta.

NLD-User
Avatar level
1,760

Good

29 days ago.

i bought it myself my computer runs like a bugatti

GRC-User
Avatar level
1,651

Excellent

2 months ago.

King of value for money. I had intel and amd for many years and for the moment amd is one step front. Less money, less energy and temperatures.

THA-User
Avatar level
1,588

Good

7 days ago.

Better Than Intel with the same price

COL-User
Avatar level
1,424

Good

2 months ago.

Es económico, y muy potente....

AUT-User
Avatar level
1,419

Excellent

7 months ago.

Nice multitasking performance and more stable framerates than on i5 counterpart.

BEL-User
Avatar level
1,342

Good

6 months ago.

This site is really nice to check the benchmarks

ISR-User
Avatar level
1,306

Excellent

4 months ago.

the best cpu if you look for something between medium- super high budget

SVN-User
Avatar level
1,256

Excellent

2 months ago.

Amaizing performance for amaizing price

CPUPro
Avatar level
1,217

Good

18 months ago.

EST-User
Avatar level
900

Excellent

4 months ago.

Got mine and it's so much better compared to my current I5 6600

MKD-User
Avatar level
668

Excellent

19 days ago.

good af,the price is so good for the performance of the processor

gvrax
Avatar level
360

Terrible

12 months ago.

low perfomance for that price

GamingEliot
Avatar level
286

Excellent

14 months ago.

One of the best Multi Core CPU's for budget out there. I wish i bought this instead of the i5-7600k ;-;

quantumniko
Avatar level
248

Excellent

6 months ago.

my reason

MDG-User
Avatar level
192

Excellent

14 months ago.

Multi Core Performance is all the rage today. RYZEN is king in smooth multitasking.

yaabalfazl
Avatar level
92

Poor

12 months ago.

low single core

raminro
Avatar level
80

Excellent

12 months ago.

boys boysSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ON RYZEN ONLY USE DUAL CHANNEL NOT 2*SINGLE ON THREADRIPPR ONLY USE QUAD CHANNEL NOT 2*DUAL inside ram,(hardware ,IC and pcb )single,dual,quad not same ,completly diffrante ,, many people think = dual =2*single channel ram or quad =4* dual ram you must use only ram, write on box QUAD for threadripper (dual for ryzen) if you put wrong ram your system cant start , even if start , hiccops rip in windows, harm your cpu change your ram to this gskill ripjaws4 4*8 3200=250$ or gskil ripjaws4 4*4 2400=150$ از رم تک روی رایزن و زوتا دوال رو تریدریپر پرهیز کنید ، روشن نمیشه ، بشه هم لگ و سکسکه میده ، فقط رم درجه یک جی اسکیل یا ژل و لاغیر

Foxbit
Avatar level
28

Excellent

6 months ago.

Very good processor especially for the money. Amazing single core performance, outstanding multi-core performance. Overclocking potential is great. If you're trying to save money I'd go with the R5 1600 because it also comes with a cooler. If you want the best of the best get this!

blackwolf42
Avatar level
20

Excellent

17 months ago.

The 250$ contender from AMD, better suited for Workstations

Doncalypso
Avatar level
16

Terrible

7 days ago.

while there is ryzen 2600x this is too bad..

ISnortFlour
Avatar level
12

Excellent

14 months ago.

Personally i love mine now it's just a waiting game for the prices to drop in gfx cards so i can finish my rebuild. I was able to get its real life performance faster than the avg i7 7700 and just a tad behind the avg 7700k in single thread and quad thread with a way bigger lead in multi core. Runs fast, runs smooth, games great and never notice any kind of lag or bogging down of any type.

Info  www.userbenchmark.com/...

My personal bench which is stable enough to run any game thrown at it.

pojogermany
Avatar level
12

Excellent

9 months ago.

A good and "cheap" CPU for gaming. If you work with your pc aswell, I would recommend the 1700x

PepitoGames
Avatar level
6

Excellent

15 months ago.

Its the best price/performance chip of AMD PROBBALLY the best if you want a good performance with a good price

sasha96
Avatar level
6

Excellent

14 months ago.

For the price its worth it 6 cores and easy to overclock hot dam.

KingCrow
Avatar level
4

Outstanding

17 months ago.

Best i've had

Howl
Avatar level
4

Good

9 months ago.

The zen architecture was a great surprise to anyone in this industry. And yes, I know. The Ryzen 5 1600 is better option money wise. But I already have an aftermarket cooler, can afford it and want to see how far can be OC-ed. Right now. I will go and enjoy my middle end processor. And write down how much I appreciate competition between hardware manufactures.

jvandenbroek
Avatar level
2

Good

6 months ago.

Performs pretty damn good with multithreaded apps

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