Turion X2 RM-74 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Place in the ranking	925	2942
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency	8.19	1.24
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Lion (2008−2009)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Turion X2 RM-74 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	4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	192 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Turion X2 RM-74 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	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Turion X2 RM-74. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Turion X2 RM-74 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Turion X2 RM-74. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
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 Turion X2 RM-74.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.22	0.46
Recency	11 April 2017	1 January 2009
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600X has a 1687% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 RM-74, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-74 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor while Turion X2 RM-74 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600X and Turion X2 RM-74, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.