AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD Athlon II X4 641

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Athlon II X4 641 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

AMD Athlon II X4 641

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 641

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Athlon II X4 641
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3343
PassMark - Single thread mark		1189
PassMark - CPU mark		2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1247

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Athlon II X4 641
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Llano
Launch date	Q1'2020	February 2012
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX	AD641XWNZ43GX
Place in performance rating	2383	2392
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD641XWNGXBOX
Price now		$91.50
Series		AMD Athlon II X4
Value for money (0-100)		10.77
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
64 bit support
Die size		228 mm
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.10°C
Transistor count		1178 million
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Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)