E1-1200 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	907	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.66	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD E-Series
Power efficiency	8.19	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Zacate (2011−2013)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	6 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-1200 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	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Die size	213 mm2	75 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-1200 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	FT1
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-1200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon HD 7310

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-1200.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	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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Recency	16 March 2017	6 June 2012
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	18 Watt

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