AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+46%
1364
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
930
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+64%
10550
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6409
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+70%
1776
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1039
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+67%
7245
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4315
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+44%
1424
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
988
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+22%
7179
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
5881
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+37%
3028
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2197
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+48%
19373
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
13019
General Parameters
Mar 2022
Release Date
Apr 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Cezanne
Core Architecture
Zen
AM4
Socket
AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
95 W
90 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
36x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
39.74 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
Yes
