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.

 

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 856
PassMark - CPU mark 1151
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 2029 2026
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™)