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AMD FX 8300 Cpu
AMD FX 8300
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 6400 Cpu
Intel Core i5 6400
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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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4.1 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.3 GHz3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Number of cores864
Number of threads8124
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyes
Type
N/A
Not availableIntel HD Graphics 530
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache8 MB16 MB6 MB
Cache typeL2L3Smart Cache
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
2667.0 MHz
  • 2133
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
34.1 GB/s

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