AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD A8-3820

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD A8-3820 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2066 vs 1131
  • 5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12277 vs 2174
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4987 vs 4806
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 April 2017 vs December 2011
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 576 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2066 vs 1131
PassMark - CPU mark 12277 vs 2174
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4987 vs 4806

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3820

  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1647 vs 900
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1647 vs 900

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CPU 2: AMD A8-3820

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2066
1131
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12277
2174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
900
1647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4987
4806
Name AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD A8-3820
PassMark - Single thread mark 2066 1131
PassMark - CPU mark 12277 2174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 900 1647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4987 4806
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3180
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 893
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 893

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD A8-3820

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Llano
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 11 April 2017 December 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $210
OPN PIB YD1600BBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD1600BBM6IAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1867 1860
Price now $129.99
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 27.80
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Die size 192 mm 228 mm
L1 cache 576 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12
Transistor count 4800 Million 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Spire (No LED)

Peripherals

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™)