AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD E2-3200

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD E2-3200 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 E2-3200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm

Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD E2-3200

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD E2-3200
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319
PassMark - Single thread mark		971
PassMark - CPU mark		968
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2253

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD E2-3200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Llano
Launch date	Q1'2020	September 2011
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	1997	2005
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12
64 bit support
Die size		228 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Transistor count		1178 million
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)