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AMDYD160XBCAEWOF
▲ 9514,627 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Zen3.
Release date: Q4 2020.

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▲ 688,305 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+30%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 523,860 user samples
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383,420 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 107% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 83% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 83% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 124th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
140,440 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 345th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		95.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+30% 		73.7 %
Average Score 
+38%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15% 		73.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		162 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+47% 		110 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		315 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+47% 		215 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		580 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+45% 		400 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		883 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+37% 		646 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+37%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		93.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+16% 		80.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		172 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+43% 		120 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		342 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+43% 		239 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		667 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+45% 		461 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		989 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+36% 		725 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+605%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.22 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,340% 		0.05 %
Value
Value For Money 		122 % Much better value.
+33% 		91.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		95 % Much more popular.
+40% 		68 %
Price
Price (score) 		$115 Slightly cheaper.
+8% 		$125
Nice To Haves 
+22%
Age
Newest 		47 Months Much more recent.
+48% 		90 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz +3% 3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+15% 		4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1160 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+26% 		917 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1055 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+26% 		834 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen3 Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 95.9%
Average Bench 73.7%

The Ryzen 5 5600X is both the entry-level and best value for money 5000 series CPU. The 5600X is a hex-core 12 thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz boosting to 4.6 GHz. It has 35 MB of cache and a TDP rating of 65W. A cooler is included in the MSRP of $300 USD, but cheap after-market coolers (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400) are far more effective and therefore worth the upgrade. Notably, AMD’s new Zen 3 architecture has vastly improved single-core performance and lower memory latency, which leads to a significant effective speed advantage over its predecessor, the 3600X. Last year, AMD’s class-leading marketers secured significant sales of the 3000 series CPUs despite a 15% performance deficit against lower priced Intel parts. The games, specific scenes, software/hardware settings and choice of competing hardware were often cherry picked, undisclosed and inconsistent from one product to the next. Now that AMD have actually achieved both top tier performance and market share, their marketing machinery is focused on price hikes. Users that do not wish to pay a marketing premium should investigate Intel’s 11400F, which, when paired with a 2060 Super, delivers higher EFps in four out of five of today’s most popular games, at half the MSRP. Allocating the savings to a higher tier GPU will result in a far superior gaming PC. [Nov '20 CPUPro]

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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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