Home Processors AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD · Ryzen
Released April 2017
The original six-core Zen AM4 desktop processor, with simultaneous multithreading and a boxed Wraith Spire cooler.
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Cores 6/12
Boost 3.6 GHz
L3 16 MB
Power 65 W
Socket AM4 What reviewers say Reviews praise its six-core multitasking and rendering performance at a low platform cost. Gaming is capable, although Intel retains an advantage in some lightly threaded applications and games. Overclocking can narrow the gap to the 1600X, with results depending on cooling and the individual sample.
From notebookcheck.net and bit-tech.net
Cores and clocks
Cores 6
Threads 12
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Boost clock 3.6 GHz
L3 cache 16 MB
Cores Original 2017 AE revision; Zen, Summit Ridge (TechSpot). This entry and its review summary describe the original processor; the later AF revision uses Pinnacle Ridge, as documented by AMD's current support page.
Clocks Unlocked for overclocking (Bit-tech); AMD's original launch table lists up to 3.7 GHz with Extended Frequency Range (XFR), separately from the 3.6 GHz boost clock.
Cache 3 MB L2; 16 MB L3 (TechSpot's original-model specifications). Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics No
Graphics No integrated graphics (TechSpot); a separate graphics card is required.
Socket AM4
Base power 65 W
Unlocked Yes
Cooler in the box Yes
Memory support DDR4; up to 2666 MT/s for the original model (TechSpot).
PCIe PCIe 3.0 (TechSpot).
Chipsets X370, B350 and A320 listed in AMD's original launch notice; check the motherboard CPU support list and BIOS.
Process Original Summit Ridge uses 14nm (TechSpot); AMD's current support page describes the later AF revision's 12nm process.
Cooler Wraith Spire included with the original boxed processor, as listed in AMD's 2017 launch table. AMD's current AF specification instead lists Wraith Stealth. Pros and cons Pros + Six cores with simultaneous multithreading+ Wraith Spire cooler included+ Unlocked for overclockingCons − Requires a separate graphics card− PCIe 3.0 rather than PCIe 4.0− DDR4 rather than DDR5Newer model: Ryzen 5 2600 .
