Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking746not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.37no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency10.26no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache768 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size213 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
AVX++
XFR+-
SenseMI+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 1600AF are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 February 2017 11 October 2019
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 1800X has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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