Product Comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire

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General Specifications

Brand

AMD

Model

Ryzen 5 1600

Ryzen 5 2600

Origin

Malaysia

China

About the Product

Designed for smooth gaming and efficient, advanced multi-processing performance, the Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz Six-Core AM4 Processor from AMD has a base clock speed of 3.2 GHz and a maximum turbo frequency of 3.6 GHz.

Improved on the first generation Ryzen featuring 14nm Zen architecture, the second generation Ryzen processor is based on Zen+ architecture and manufactured with 12nm process. Compared with last generation, the new processor delivers better IPC performance.

Package Size

Height

5.4 in.

5.45 in.

Width

5.4 in.

Depth

5.2 in.

5.5 in.

Weight

1.45 lbs.

1.1 lbs.

Height
Depth

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Details

Socket

AM4

Lithography

14 nm

12 nm

Type of Processors

Desktop

Code Name

Zen

Pinnacle Ridge

What customers say about "Details"

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire

This is the cheapest 6 core 12 thread cpu on the ddr4/ AM4 platform. Love this chip.
Make sure you guys get an AM4 motherboard. Perfect for me.
Upgraded from the FM2 to AM4!
Really a great all around processor for work and play. Great socket.
Supports 1440p gaming on AAA titles without getting maxed out. Good AM4 socket for my case.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Installation of AM4 chips is a breeze.
First time building a PC and AMD make it painless with the AM4 chipset.
It requires a Socket 4 motherboard. It's a pretty good middle-of-the-road price point.
The Ryzen series processors (Now Gen 4) are all compatible with the AM4 socket. Good for my build.
AM4 is not the simplest socket but I managed it.

Technical Specifications

CPU Cores

CPU Threads

Clock Speed

3.2 GHz

3.4 GHz

Turbo Clock Speed

3.6 GHz

3.9 GHz

Max TDP

65 W

Max Temperature

95 °C

Data Width

64 bits

Virtualization Technology

Yes

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What customers say about "Technical Specifications"

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire

CPU with a good amount of cores with fast single core speeds.
Great multithreading speeds for multiple tasks.
Six physical cores at much higher speed, way more power than I'm used to.
Good speed. Super for building your own computer.
Great product! Great speeds! Great performance! No issues yet!

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

The base speed is 3.4GHz with the BIOS automatically overclocking it to about 3.7GHz.
This is one super CPU. The speed is consistent.
I have had absolutely NO issues with stability or speeds, and very simple to install.
Gskill DDR 4 runs at rated speed (3200). Very easy build.
It got high marks for stability and speed.

Cache And Memory Specifications

L1 Cache Size

576 kB

L2 Cache Size

3000 kB

L3 Cache Size

16000 kB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

Memory Types

DDR4

Max Memory Channels

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

43.71 GB/s

L1 Cache Size
Max Memory Channels

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What customers say about "Cache And Memory Specifications"

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire

Built a system with this CPU. Great memory.
It does need DDR4 RAM, which costs more than DDR3 RAM, but then DDR4 is much faster.
It's so much faster and smoother when playing my games and other intensive tasks it hit it with easily. DDR4 RAM is great.
Ordered a 2X4GB DDR4 ram sticks. Nice for this CPU.
The only complaint I would have is that it requires a lot of memory. Make sure you buy good RAM sticks.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler