AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

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 45 nm
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319	0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2028
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.726

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Thuban
Launch date	Q1'2020	April 2010
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	1997	2427
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12
64 bit support
Die size		346 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Transistor count		904 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20