Ryzen 5 1600X vs Ryzen 5 5500GT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500GT outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 1600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 635 | 965 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 70.48 | 3.93 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 18.54 | 8.16 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (2021−2024) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (1 year ago) | 11 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $125 | $249 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 5500GT has 1693% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600X.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 1600X 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 1600X 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 1600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 1600X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 1600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 1600X.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 24 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.66 | 8.14 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 11 April 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 55.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600X in performance tests.
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