AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3221 vs 2066
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20259 vs 12277

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 11 April 2017
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221 vs 2066
PassMark - CPU mark	20259 vs 12277

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3221

2066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20259

12277

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221	2066
PassMark - CPU mark	20259	12277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		900
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4987
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3180
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		42.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.504

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	11 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$125	$210
Place in performance rating	474	1862
Architecture codename		Zen
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD1600BBAEBOX
OPN Tray		YD1600BBM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		27.80
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	192 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	576 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	10,700 million	4800 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire (No LED)
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
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™)