Ryzen 5 1500X vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73
+34.9%
Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 1500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9631137
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.583.14
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency11.258.34
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)16 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219$189

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600 has 46% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1500X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 1500X 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)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3235
L1 cache576 KB384 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2213 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 1500X 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 1500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 1500X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 1500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 1500X.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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
+34.9%
Ryzen 5 1500X 5.73

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
+34.9%
Ryzen 5 1500X 9099

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
Ryzen 5 1500X 1114
+2.8%

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
+25.9%
Ryzen 5 1500X 3688

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
Ryzen 5 1500X 4573
+0.8%

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
+28.7%
Ryzen 5 1500X 20186

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 1600 8244
+11.4%
Ryzen 5 1500X 7403

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
+0.7%
Ryzen 5 1500X 6.9

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
+40.4%
Ryzen 5 1500X 9

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
+40.2%
Ryzen 5 1500X 805

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
Ryzen 5 1500X 154
+4.8%

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
Ryzen 5 1500X 1.73
+4.8%

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
+30.6%
Ryzen 5 1500X 4.9

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
Ryzen 5 1500X 3910
+14%

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
+38.8%
Ryzen 5 1500X 50

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
Ryzen 5 1500X 177

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 1600 5425
+17.8%
Ryzen 5 1500X 4604

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 1600 404
Ryzen 5 1500X 586
+45%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 1600 950
+3.4%
Ryzen 5 1500X 919

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 1600 3834
Ryzen 5 1500X 3865
+0.8%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 1600 30144
+38%
Ryzen 5 1500X 21842

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 1600 180
+1.4%
Ryzen 5 1500X 178

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 5 1600 16217
+22.9%
Ryzen 5 1500X 13198

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Ryzen 5 1600 15096
+4.4%
Ryzen 5 1500X 14463

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Ryzen 5 1600 3652
Ryzen 5 1500X 4149
+13.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 5.73
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 34.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1500X in performance tests.


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