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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400G. Specifications, performance, tests

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q1/2017.

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2018.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    181 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    277 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    307 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    200 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    395 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    270 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    461 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    339 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    83 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    168 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    161 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    137 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    282 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    220 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2400G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    238 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    309 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    361 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    351 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    571 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    560 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    134 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    118 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    85 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    223 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    196 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    3 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    414 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000G
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.3 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow AMD Radeon Vega 11 Graphics
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 11
  • Generation
    - left arrow 8
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1250 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2018
  • Shader
    - left arrow 704
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 46 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD Ryzen 5 2400G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Raven Ridge (Zen)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD Ryzen 5 2400G.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

942.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1021.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

6470.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4800.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

389.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
387.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

2764.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1775.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

151.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
155.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1126.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
811.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

950.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
854.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5220.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
3174.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

323.800000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
534.400000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4029.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4295.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

21366.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
15234.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.860000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1.730000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

12.450000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
9.060000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

13207.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
9520.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G

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