AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

6 more threads: 12 vs 6

Number of threads	12 vs 6

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 16% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3866 vs 3319

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3866 vs 3319

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3319

3866

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319	3866
PassMark - Single thread mark		2499
PassMark - CPU mark		12797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1128
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4846

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen 2
Launch date	Q1'2020	Nov 2019
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	1997	1281
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$155
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		100 MHz
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)