AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B77

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD Phenom II X3 B77 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 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
• 9 more threads: 12 vs 3
• 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 45 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.7x 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
• Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2066 vs 1310
• 6.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12285 vs 1844

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B77

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2066 1310
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	12285 1844

Compare specifications (specs)