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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE. Specifications, performance, tests

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2017-04-11
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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2021-04-13
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in 2021-04-13.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    185 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    285 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    363 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    218 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    436 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    524 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    355 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    90 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    75 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    197 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    166 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    144 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    304 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.4 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    164 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    241 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    141 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    166 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE
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 5000G
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
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
    3.2 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.6 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 6x
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 Radeon Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 7
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1900 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 7
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 448
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 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 5600GE and AMD Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow 3200
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 51.2 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow 35 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Pinnacle Ridge left arrow Cezanne
  • 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
  • L1-Cache
    0.5625 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD1600BBAEBOX left arrow 100-100000261BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD1600BBAEMPK left arrow 100-100000261MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD1600BBM6IAE left arrow 100-000000261
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Conflicting source values: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    2017-04-11 left arrow 2021-04-13
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Chiplet
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE.

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.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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.

894.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1446.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE
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.

4970.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
7106.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE
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.

12277.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
18930.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE

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