AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1600X

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, built on the Zen architecture (14 nm process). It launched in Apr 2017. Clocks run from 3.6 GHz base to 4.0 GHz boost. A 16-MB L3 cache backs the cores (3.3 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the AM4 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (24 lanes). Rated TDP is 95 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization).

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X scores 2,189 in single-core performance and 12,983 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 5,331 for overall performance, 11,504 for productivity performance, 11,081 for creator performance, 12,902 for engineering performance and 9,813 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,164 per core, 1,082 per thread and 137 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 547. Its performance index is 66, so its overall performance is 34% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X scores 44,293 in integer math, 22,892 in floating-point math, 181,131 in compression, 12,463 in cryptography, 657 in physics simulation, 7,118 in vector SIMD, 35 in the prime sieve and 21,620 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 25% below in integer math, 50% below in floating-point math, 21% below in compression, 8% above in cryptography, 40% below in physics simulation, 54% below in vector SIMD, 48% below in the prime sieve and 5% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X has 6 physical cores and runs 12 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts up to 4.00 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor, belongs to the AMD Ryzen 5 family, uses the Zen architecture, carries the codename Summit Ridge and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Apr 2017.

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X has 576 KB of L1 cache, 3 MB of L2 cache and 16 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 19.6 MB of cache, or 3.26 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 576 KB, L2 at 3 MB and L3 at 16 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 82% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X supports DDR4 memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 2,666 MT/s and delivers up to 42.7 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X uses the AM4 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 24 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X has a rated TDP of 95 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is manufactured by GlobalFoundries. It launched at a price of $249.

Feex has recorded 60% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size and Die Count. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same AM4 socket as the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen 3 5300G, AMD Ryzen 5 2600, AMD Ryzen 5 3500X, AMD Ryzen 3 5300GE and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355GE.