AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD A6-5400K
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD A6-5400K 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- Around 11% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.6 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 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2199 vs 1269
- 10.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13057 vs 1275
- 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 948 vs 427
- 8.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5185 vs 641
- 36.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.542 vs 0.596
- 12.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 45.934 vs 3.665
- 5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 9.434 vs 1.733
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 11 April 2017 vs October 2012 |
Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 32 nm |
L1 cache | 576 KB vs 128 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2199 vs 1269 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 13057 vs 1275 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 948 vs 427 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5185 vs 641 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 21.542 vs 0.596 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 45.934 vs 3.665 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 9.434 vs 1.733 |
Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400K
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
- 4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 11.9 vs 2.538
Specifications (specs) | |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 3 MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 11.9 vs 2.538 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
CPU 2: AMD A6-5400K
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD A6-5400K |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2199 | 1269 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 13057 | 1275 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 948 | 427 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5185 | 641 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 3459 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 21.542 | 0.596 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 45.934 | 3.665 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.538 | 11.9 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 9.434 | 1.733 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.122 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 603 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2696 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4873 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 603 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2696 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4873 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | AMD A6-5400K | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Trinity |
Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
Launch date | 11 April 2017 | October 2012 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | |
OPN PIB | YD160XBCAEWOF | |
OPN Tray | YD160XBCM6IAE | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 1803 | 1795 |
Price now | $171.03 | |
Series | AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors | |
Value for money (0-100) | 22.78 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.6 GHz | |
Die size | 192 mm | 246 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 | 4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
Number of threads | 12 | |
Transistor count | 4800 million | 1178 million |
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Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2667 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | FM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Not included | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 x16 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |