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AMD FX 4300 Cpu
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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Look, it's the emperor's new processor…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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General

Processor socketAM3+AM3+AM4AM4
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Max turbo speed4.0 GHz4.2 GHz3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Number of cores4866
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W95.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
81212

Memory

Cache4 MB8 MB16 MB16 MB
Cache typeL3L2L3L3
Memory types supported by processor
N/A
DDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channels
N/A
DualDualDual
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
N/A
2667.0 MHz2933.0 MHz

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