AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD Phenom II X6 1065T 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 Phenom II X6 1065T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 38% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2199 vs 1362
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13057 vs 3391

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 April 2017 vs December 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2199 vs 1362
PassMark - CPU mark	13057 vs 3391

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 576 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2199

1362

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13057

3391

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2199	1362
PassMark - CPU mark	13057	3391
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3459
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 Phenom II X6 1065T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Thuban
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	11 April 2017	December 2010
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	1817
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	346 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	4800 million	904 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	125 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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)