Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 896 days newer than Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 314 vs 306 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
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Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1123
72.21864951768488%
Multi-Core
4766
81.47008547008548%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |