AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD A8-3820

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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 - 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 1600X

• 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 60% higher clock speed: 4 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 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2200 vs 1131
• 6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13069 vs 2174
• Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5185 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 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1647 vs 948

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2200 1131
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	13069 2174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	948 1647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	5185 4806

Compare specifications (specs)