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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: 86.6% (66th of 1173)

Based on 77,187 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: 86.6% Great: 96%
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X averaged just 13.4% 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 879Pts
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 905Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is 21%. 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 104Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 109Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 77,187 samples)
Rank 6686.6%
Min Avg Max
88.2 SC Int 104 114
96.5 SC Float 113 123
91.9 SC Mixed 109 118
87.2% 109 Pts
Min Avg Max
335 QC Int 403 451
351 QC Float 435 488
344 QC Mixed 418 467
94.9% 419 Pts
Min Avg Max
742 MC Int 879 973
756 MC Float 915 1,012
755 MC Mixed 905 1,004
135% 900 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
94.2% Outstanding
SC Int 113
SC Float 123
SC Mixed 118
94% 118 Pts
QC Int 452
QC Float 481
QC Mixed 455
105% 463 Pts
MC Int 961
MC Float 1,005
MC Mixed 999
148% 988 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
91.9% Outstanding
SC Int 114
SC Float 123
SC Mixed 118
95% 118 Pts
QC Int 441
QC Float 464
QC Mixed 440
102% 448 Pts
MC Int 936
MC Float 977
MC Mixed 949
143% 954 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
89.8% Excellent
SC Int 108
SC Float 117
SC Mixed 112
90% 112 Pts
QC Int 408
QC Float 465
QC Mixed 437
99% 437 Pts
MC Int 877
MC Float 901
MC Mixed 921
135% 900 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
86.7% Excellent
SC Int 104
SC Float 114
SC Mixed 108
87% 109 Pts
QC Int 384
QC Float 432
QC Mixed 421
93% 413 Pts
MC Int 862
MC Float 921
MC Mixed 896
134% 893 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
86.6% Excellent
SC Int 98
SC Float 113
SC Mixed 105
84% 106 Pts
QC Int 416
QC Float 439
QC Mixed 424
96% 426 Pts
MC Int 884
MC Float 920
MC Mixed 918
136% 907 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 18,526,451 CPUs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $249 @ launch in Apr '17
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Desktop 79%
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Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $142Bench 87%, 77,187 samples3,911x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples4,965x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $145Bench 38%, 364,011 samples2,675x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples2,618x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $104Bench 106%, 476,103 samples2,468x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 202%, 141,790 samples1,455x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $103Bench 115%, 362,672 samples1,364x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 87%, 230,653 samples2,628x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $78Bench 90%, 100,078 samples857x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 88%, 62,591 samples760x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $684

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,252

Official site www.amd.com/...

A landmark increase in processor performance...

Added 2 years ago.
USA-User
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5,388

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 day ago.

Exceptional price/performance, great overclocker.

DEU-User
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3,491

Good

2 days ago.

best performence/price cpu on the marked!

CAN-User
Avatar level
2,946

Excellent

1 month ago.

better gaming and work station

BRA-User
Avatar level
2,823

Excellent

17 days 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
2,488

Excellent

3 months ago.

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

UKR-User
Avatar level
2,463

Excellent

2 month ago.

Runs boot logo in 1 frame per year

MEX-User
Avatar level
2,326

Poor

4 months 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
2,218

Good

28 days 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.

CZE-User
Avatar level
2,090

Good

5 days ago.

epic processor from amd amazing

NLD-User
Avatar level
2,080

Excellent

1 month ago.

i bought it myself my computer runs like a bugatti

GRC-User
Avatar level
1,941

Good

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.

COL-User
Avatar level
1,788

Excellent

28 days ago.

Es económico, y muy potente....

BEL-User
Avatar level
1,574

Good

4 months ago.

This site is really nice to check the benchmarks

ZAF-User
Avatar level
1,558

Good

10 days ago.

Price roughly range R3000 for this.

SVN-User
Avatar level
1,436

Good

12 hrs ago.

Amaizing performance for amaizing price

CPUPro
Avatar level
1,252

Good

2 years ago.

BIH-User
Avatar level
1,018

Excellent

1 day ago.

Not really a huge difference

EST-User
Avatar level
1,008

Excellent

13 months ago.

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

MKD-User
Avatar level
760

Excellent

6 months ago.

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

GamingEliot
Avatar level
490

Excellent

23 months ago.

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

gvrax
Avatar level
360

Terrible

22 months ago.

low perfomance for that price

quantumniko
Avatar level
296

Excellent

15 months ago.

my reason

MDG-User
Avatar level
204

Excellent

23 months ago.

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

yaabalfazl
Avatar level
92

Poor

21 months ago.

low single core

raminro
Avatar level
80

Excellent

22 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

Nolanimations
Avatar level
60

Good

8 months ago.

Great 6-core with hyper-threading for a decent price

saulaaaa23
Avatar level
46

Excellent

16 days ago.

Worth every penny!

Foxbit
Avatar level
34

Excellent

15 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

2 years ago.

The 250$ contender from AMD, better suited for Workstations

Doncalypso
Avatar level
18

Terrible

9 months ago.

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

ISnortFlour
Avatar level
12

Excellent

23 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

19 months ago.

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

sasha96
Avatar level
8

Excellent

23 months ago.

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

PepitoGames
Avatar level
6

Excellent

2 years ago.

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

Howl
Avatar level
6

Good

8 months ago.

The zen architecture was a great surprise to everyone in this industry. And yes, I know. The Ryzen 5 1600 is better option money wise. But I prefer if AMD make the that work for me with XFR. I really appreciate the competition between hardware manufactures makes things move forward. Yes, no matter what side you are on, you should care to ;D

KingCrow
Avatar level
4

Outstanding

2 years ago.

Best i've had

Kelori
Avatar level
4

Excellent

4 months ago.

cheap, powerful, able to manage heavy multitasking very easily

jvandenbroek
Avatar level
2

Good

15 months ago.

Performs pretty damn good with multithreaded apps

pesfunplay
Avatar level
2

Excellent

8 months ago.

With gtx970 is beast :D

Vitus012
Avatar level
2

Good

5 months ago.

Great CPU. Good at multitasking as it should be. AM4 seems to be supported for the new 3000 series aswell, so the upgrade options are there. Does well in most games, although it struggels with some. (Compareable to an i7 4th/5th gen in games like Overwatch, but in games like Destiny it struggles greatly (sometimes 50 FPS with a 1080)) Sometimes the turbo is buggy but a new BIOS fixed that for me. Overall great choice especially for the price. It is good to see competition.

Sultan
Avatar level
2

Poor

2 days ago.

Can't even maintain a stable 2ghz OC, had to downclock it. Performance gardually worsened over 2 years of use, currently performing at the 7th percentile of average benches. Cinebench score and other benches all gradually dropped as time went by and multithreading issues started appearing. I update the BIOS periodically.

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