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AMD A10 9700 Cpu
AMD A10 9700
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
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Intel Core i3 7100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 7100
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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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General

Processor socketAM4AM4AM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz4.4 GHz
N/A
Number of cores4682
Number of threads412164
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W51.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesnonoyes
TypeAMD Radeon R7Not availableNot availableIntel HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency1029.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
N/A
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache2 MB16 MB32 MB3 MB
Cache typeL2L3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz2667.0 MHz3200.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 2400
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB

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