AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Released
Q4/2019
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2017.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    172 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    16 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10% better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    289 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    303 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    59 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    285 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    65 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    547 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    28 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    169 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    30 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    17 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    25 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    195 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    641 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.36 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 180 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    324 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    228 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    461 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    254 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    594 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    505 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    94 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    442 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    64 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    180 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Whitehaven (Zen) left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    TR4 (SP3r2) left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q4/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1035
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
924
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
18780
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
6614
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
6731
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
2684
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
168
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
148
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
2986
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1221
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
986
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
941
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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
10405
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
5241
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
124
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
372.4
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

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