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Ryzen 5 1600AF

Average Bench: 74.4% (257th of 1335)

Based on 79,046 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00800F82 Model: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Six-Core Processor
Poor: 65%Average: 74.4% Great: 81%
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser

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Good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF averaged 25.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 78Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 103Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF is just 15.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 857Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 646Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 79,046 samples)
Rank 25774.4%
Min Avg Max
70.6 Memory 78 85.1
89.8 1-Core 103 109
172 2-Core 200 217
73.6% 127 Pts
Min Avg Max
310 4-Core 381 427
543 8-Core 646 728
64.8% 513 Pts
Min Avg Max
698 64-Core 857 952
57.5% 857 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 84.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 239
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 830
81% 647 Pts
64-Core 1,057
71% 1,057 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 221
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 745
76% 598 Pts
64-Core 1,000
67% 1,000 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.65 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 708
72% 568 Pts
64-Core 930
62% 930 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
78.6% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 206
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 662
67% 531 Pts
64-Core 888
60% 888 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
73.3% Very good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 206
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 618
64% 500 Pts
64-Core 836
56% 836 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
70.3% Very good
Memory 73.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 196
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 632
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 873
59% 873 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
68.6% Good
Memory 72.2
1-Core 94.9
2-Core 192
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 622
61% 486 Pts
64-Core 836
56% 836 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
68.3% Good
Memory 72.8
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 192
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 606
60% 474 Pts
64-Core 826
55% 826 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
61% Good
Memory 67.7
1-Core 77.8
2-Core 160
60% 102 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 442
47% 367 Pts
64-Core 666
45% 666 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AFAMD  $154Bench 74%, 79,046 samples1x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $260Bench 54%, 809,717 samples8,024x
RX 570AMD  $150Bench 47%, 435,326 samples6,049x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 70%, 316,750 samples5,025x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $30Bench 66%, 365,699 samples3,948x
A400 480GBKingston  $54Bench 75%, 180,679 samples2,001x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 60%, 148,425 samples1,741x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 553,560 samples4,692x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $74Bench 83%, 561,752 samples3,360x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $65Bench 84%, 247,343 samples2,319x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $577

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USA-User
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2 days ago.

ESP-User
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3,331

Terrible

3 months ago.

My processor and it runs very well

IRN-User
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3,254

Excellent

2 months ago.

Its basically a 2600X in disguise.

GRC-User
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2,765

Excellent

10 days ago.

Best Pair for a 1070 and a pretty good value for money option.

Vycyous
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196

Average

2 years ago.

Is this the 12 nm Zen+ Ryzen 5 2600 disguised as a 1600? The "AF" model?

wulfri
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Excellent

24 months ago.

Almost like ryzen 5 2600

Chan
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40

Terrible

12 months ago.

trash.

L1am335
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12

Excellent

22 months ago.

$85 R5 2600. Overclock to 3.9, 3000 mhz memory. $300 upgrade to AM4

habub
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Excellent

20 months ago.

Good value for money

Deprescion
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Excellent

18 months ago.

My favorite budget CPU

Caeler
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Excellent

16 months ago.

Performs better than the standard 1600 and similar to a 2600. I picked this up for around $100, which was much cheaper than the 1600 and 2600 at the time.

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