AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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 Ryzen 5 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 4% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3319 vs 3180

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319 vs 3180

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3319

3180

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319	3180
PassMark - Single thread mark		2066
PassMark - CPU mark		12277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		900
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		42.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.504

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen
Launch date	Q1'2020	11 April 2017
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX	YD1600BBM6IAE
Place in performance rating	1997	1862
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
OPN PIB		YD1600BBAEBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		27.80
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire (No LED)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)