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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
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Intel Core i7 8700K Cpu
Intel Core i7 8700K
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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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9 editorial reviews
AMD's flagship APU is an incredible little thing, proving you don't need a graphics card to game.Read more
Introduction and Technical SpecificationsRead more
Codenamed Picasso and combining a four-core, eight-thread Zen+ CPU with an 11 CU slice of Vega graphRead more
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General

Processor socketAM4AM4AM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit
N/A

Processor

Clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz3.0 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed3.6 GHz4.2 GHz3.7 GHz4.7 GHz
Number of cores6486
Number of threads1281612
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W95.0 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 adapternoyesnoyes
TypeNot availableAMD Radeon Vega 11
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Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
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1400.0 MHz
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350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache16 MB4 MB16 MB12 MB
Cache typeL3L3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2667.0 MHz2933.0 MHz2667.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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41.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesnoyesno
Thermal specification203.0 °F203.0 °F
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