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AMD FX 4300 Cpu
AMD FX 4300
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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Intel Core i3 4170 Cpu
Intel Core i3 4170
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Intel Core i5 3470 Cpu
Intel Core i5 3470
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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+AM4LGA 1150LGA 1155
Component forPCPCPC
N/A
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
N/A

Processor

Clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed4.0 GHz3.6 GHz
N/A
3.6 GHz
Number of cores4624
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W65.0 W54.0 W77.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
1244
Bus type
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N/A
DMI2
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Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes
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Memory

Cache4 MB16 MB3 MB6 MB
Cache typeL3L3L3
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Memory clock speeds supported by processor
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2667.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
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Memory types supported by processor
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DDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
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Memory channels
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DualDual
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Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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32.0 GB
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Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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25.6 GB/s
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