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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1600X is 517 days older than Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 2500X - 175 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
175
100%
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CA$0.81/FPS
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Price, CA$
CA$141.17
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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