Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 1600X and the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 22% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - CA$141.17 vs CA$180.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - CA$0.42 vs CA$0.53 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
340
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$141.17
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$141.17 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |