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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD A6-3600. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2017-04-11
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
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Q3/2011
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AMD A6-3600
AMD A6-3600

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or AMD A6-3600? 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 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

AMD A6-3600 has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2011.

Differences

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

    (based on several benchmarks)

    181 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 71% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 67% higher specified turbo frequency

    4 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

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 A6-3600 Reasons to consider
AMD A6-3600
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  • 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 A6-3600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1128 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    789 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    667 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    920 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD A6-3600 AMD A6-3600
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow AMD A6-3000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow AMD A
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow -
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
    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 2.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.4 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 HD 6530D
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 5
  • Generation
    - left arrow 3
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 440 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 1 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2010
  • Shader
    - left arrow 320
  • Technology
    - left arrow 32 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
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A6-3600 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD A6-3600 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
    95 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD A6-3600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Llano (K10)
  • Codename
    Summit Ridge left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L1-Cache
    0.5625 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD160XBCAEWOF left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD160XBCAEMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD160XBCM6IAE left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2017-04-11 left arrow Q3/2011
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow FM1
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    AMD Wraith Max left arrow -
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    Not Included left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V

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 A6-3600.

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 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
1242.000000
AMD A6-3600
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
4293.000000
AMD A6-3600
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
2815.000000
AMD A6-3600

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