AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD FX-6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

AMD FX-6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm SOI
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 59% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3319 vs 2087

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319 vs 2087

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3319

2087

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD FX-6300
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319	2087
PassMark - Single thread mark		1486
PassMark - CPU mark		4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.758

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD FX-6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Vishera
Launch date	Q1'2020	October 2012
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX	FD6300WMW6KHK
Place in performance rating	1997	2673
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD6300WMHKBOX
Price now		$58.99
Series		AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)		31.81
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
Maximum core temperature		70.50°C
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)