Pro A8-8600B vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73
+460%
Pro A8-8600B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.38

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a whopping 460% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Pro A8-8600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9632235
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.58no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency11.253.73
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Pro A8-8600B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Pro A8-8600B 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)no data
SocketAM4FP4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pro A8-8600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTHSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pro A8-8600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pro A8-8600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3/DDR3L-2133
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core count-6
จำนวนพาธไลน์-384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600 and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pro A8-8600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-DirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Pro A8-8600B.

PCIe version3.03.0
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
+460%
Pro A8-8600B 1.38

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
+461%
Pro A8-8600B 2190

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1600 1084
+146%
Pro A8-8600B 440

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1600 4643
+359%
Pro A8-8600B 1011

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 1600 4538
+115%
Pro A8-8600B 2111

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 1600 25970
+341%
Pro A8-8600B 5885

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 1600 6.85
+174%
Pro A8-8600B 18.78

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 1600 13
+477%
Pro A8-8600B 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 1600 1129
+524%
Pro A8-8600B 181

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 1600 147
+113%
Pro A8-8600B 69

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 1600 1.65
+104%
Pro A8-8600B 0.81

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 1600 6.4
+392%
Pro A8-8600B 1.3

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 1600 3430
+158%
Pro A8-8600B 1330

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 1600 69
+409%
Pro A8-8600B 14

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 1600 177
+162%
Pro A8-8600B 68

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Ryzen 5 1600 19391
+365%
Pro A8-8600B 4173

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Ryzen 5 1600 3189
+71.6%
Pro A8-8600B 1858

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 5 1600 16217
+244%
Pro A8-8600B 4720

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Ryzen 5 1600 15096
+304%
Pro A8-8600B 3736

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Ryzen 5 1600 3652
+92.6%
Pro A8-8600B 1896

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 1.38
Recency 11 April 2017 3 June 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 12 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 460.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Pro A8-8600B, on the other hand, has 441.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Pro A8-8600B is a notebook one.


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