Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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 PRO 1500
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73

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

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9631138
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.58no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency11.258.34
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)29 June 2017 (7 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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 PRO 1500 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 PRO 1500. 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
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 PRO 1500.

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 PRO 1500 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 PRO 1500 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 PRO 1500 1146
+5.7%

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
+25.6%
Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 3696

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 5.73
Recency 16 March 2017 29 June 2017
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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

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

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is a server/workstation one.


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