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AMD A8 9600 Cpu
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AMD Ryzen 3 3200G Cpu
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Editiorial reviews
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Look, it's the emperor's new processor…Read more
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Ari Altman | The Tech Buyer's Guru | April 3, 2021 | AMD has set a solid standard with its APUs, but can the 3000-series pull ahead?Read more
AMD's Ryzen 3 3200G is a good-value budget CPU with surprising graphics pep, but its Ryzen 5 kin offers better performance for just a bit more money.Read more
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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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User rating
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Processor socketAM4AM3+AM4AM4
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.8 GHz3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed3.4 GHz4.0 GHz4.0 GHz3.6 GHz
Number of cores4446
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
N/A
412

Memory

Cache2 MB4 MB4 MB16 MB
Cache typeL2L3L3L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz
N/A
2933.0 MHz2667.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
N/A
DDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDual
N/A
DualDual

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