AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD FX-8140

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD FX-8140 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

AMD FX-8140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2200 vs 1273
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13069 vs 4860

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 April 2017 vs October 2012
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2200 vs 1273
PassMark - CPU mark	13069 vs 4860

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8140

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
CPU 2: AMD FX-8140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2200

1273

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13069

4860

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	AMD FX-8140
PassMark - Single thread mark	2200	1273
PassMark - CPU mark	13069	4860
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3469
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	45.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.434

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	AMD FX-8140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zambezi
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	1777	1779
Price now	$171.03
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	22.78
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz
Die size	192 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	8192 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	4800 million	1200 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	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)