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AMD A10 9700 Cpu
AMD A10 9700
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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6 editorial reviews
Ryzen 5 1600 brings six cores and twelve threads to the lowest price point in the desktop market, an example of the inherent value of its unlocked multipliers.Read more
At just $219 with six cores and 12 threads, AMD's Ryzen 5 1600 could be a cash-strapped content creator's dream chip. Just don't expect to do serious overclocking without investing in a better cooler.Read more
AMD's Ryzen 5 1600, a six-core processor with twelve logical cores, turns out to be a cost-effective alternative to the only marginally faster Ryzen 5 1600X. The Ryzen 5 1600 even offers good overclocking potential, going beyond the clock limits of AMD Precision Boost and XFR.Read more
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Processor socketAM4AM4AM4
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Number of cores446
Number of threads4
N/A
12
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesno
TypeAMD Radeon R7AMD Radeon R7Not available
On-board graphics adapter base frequency1029.0 MHz900.0 MHz
N/A
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.012.0
N/A

Memory

Cache2 MB2 MB16 MB
Cache typeL2L2L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz2400.0 MHz2667.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual

Thermals

Cooler includedyesyesyes
Thermal specification194.0 °F194.0 °F203.0 °F

Features

Supported instruction sets
  • AES
  • AVX
  • AES
  • AVX
AVX 2.0

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