AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

• CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 8 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
• Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
• 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
• Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2066 vs 1131
• 12.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12277 vs 982
• 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4987 vs 2453

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

• Around 70% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1531 vs 900

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2066 1131
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	12277 982
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	900 1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	4987 2453

Compare specifications (specs)