Opteron 6168 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Opteron 6168 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	914	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.25	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	8.19	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Magny-Cours (2010−2011)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	29 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Opteron 6168 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	768 KB (shared)
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	213 mm2	346 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	69 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	1,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Opteron 6168 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)	2
Socket	AM4	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Opteron 6168. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Opteron 6168 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Opteron 6168. 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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Opteron 6168.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	24	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2017	29 March 2010
Physical cores	6	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	115 Watt

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