Celeron E1200 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron E1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	948	not rated
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.37	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	11.26	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	$40

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron E1200 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB (shared)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	213 mm2	77 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	105 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron E1200 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron E1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron E1200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron E1200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron E1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Celeron E1200.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm

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