AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD Phenom II X4 850

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Phenom II X4 850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. 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 Phenom II X4 850

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 9% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 850

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Phenom II X4 850
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3343
PassMark - Single thread mark		1230
PassMark - CPU mark		2400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		366
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1217

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Phenom II X4 850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Propus
Launch date	Q1'2020	June 2011
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX	HDX850WFK42GM
Place in performance rating	2453	2447
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
Launch price (MSRP)		$111
OPN PIB		HDX850WFGMBOX
Price now		$64.99
Series		AMD Phenom II X4
Value for money (0-100)		16.08
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
64 bit support
Die size		169 mm
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Transistor count		300 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20