AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD Phenom X3 8550

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Phenom X3 8550 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 Phenom X3 8550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
Around 64% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 65 nm
8x 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

Number of cores	6 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8550

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Phenom X3 8550
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319
PassMark - Single thread mark		835
PassMark - CPU mark		1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3171

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Phenom X3 8550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Toliman
Launch date	Q1'2020	April 2008
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	2027	2043
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$170
Price now		$169.95
Value for money (0-100)		3.33
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	3
Number of threads	12
64 bit support
Die size		285 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)