Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Athlon 5350

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2401not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.24no data
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.05 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.05 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache256 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm12 nm
Die size107 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM1AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4 Dual-channel
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 Graphicsno data
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes4no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 April 2014 11 October 2019
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 5350 has 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 5350 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. We've got no test results to judge.


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