Athlon XP 1800+ vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73
+6342%
Athlon XP 1800+
2001
1 core / 1 thread, 66 Watt
0.12

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Athlon XP 1800+ by a whopping 6342% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon XP 1800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9633356
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.57no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency11.250.17
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Thoroughbred (2001−2002)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon XP 1800+ 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads121
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.53 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm180 nm
Die size192 mm2150 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million37 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon XP 1800+ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4A
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt66 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon XP 1800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon XP 1800+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon XP 1800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Athlon XP 1800+.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 1600 7.73
+6342%
Athlon XP 1800+ 0.12

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 1600 12277
+6196%
Athlon XP 1800+ 195

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 0.12
Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 66 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 6341.7% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon XP 1800+ in performance tests.


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