Testseek.com have collected 275 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz Socket AM4 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz Socket AM4.
June 2017
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275 Reviews
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62 Reviews
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The editors liked
Remarkable multithreaded performance
More core and threads than the competition
1600X on par with a stock i5 7600K in gaming
The full-featured AM4 platform
Excellent value for money
Ryzen platform is very stable now
6-cores
12-threads
Fully unlocked
Comes with CPU cooler
Great performance compared to Intel's i5-8400
Low price
Bundled cooler
Unlocked multiplier
Six cores and 12 threads for half the price of Intel's similarly outfitted Core i7-6800K
Consistently topped pricier Core i7-7700K on tests that take advantage of all available cores
Cooler included in the box (unlike with the Ryzen 5 1600X)
Beats Intel 7500 and Intel 7600K in multi-threaded apps
Features SMT/HTT (which competing Intel Core i5 quad-core chips lack)
Single-threaded performance improved over previous generation
Heatsink included
Platform updated to incl
Comes With SMT Which Core i5 CPUs Lack
Outstanding Performance
Fully Unlocked
Can Easily Be OC'd to 4Ghz+
Perfect For Multi-Tasking
Future-Proof Platform
Great Price/Performance Value
Runs Very Cool
The editors didn't like
Questions remain over gaming performance
Some early adopter quirks linger
Overclocking not as strong as Kaby Lake
Gaming performance still lacks
Single-threaded performance is still behind Intel
Performance in lightly threaded applications
Memory overclocking
1080p gaming and single-core performance still lag behind comparable "Kaby Lake" chips
Gaming frame rates lower than competing Intel chips
Higher power draw than Intel CPUs
Memory frequency options and memory compatibility limited
Published: 2018-05-06, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
For the desktop PC gamer, the higher TDP X models are still the go-to for gaming and general performance though. They're a little faster, and a little more expensive, but you get what you pay for. However, if heat and power are a big concern to you, and t...
Published: 2018-05-06, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
I can see the Ryzen 5 2600 and the 2600X fast becoming the most popular chips of the second generation Ryzen launch. They're fast, they're affordable, and they're easy to keep cool and overclock. I mean, if you're just doing a massive amount of rendering...
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
Which processor now offers the most bang of your buck varies per price segment. If you have a very small budget, in our opinion it is best to find an Intel Pentium G4560, which, given its higher availability, is less of a challenge than it was a few month...
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Published: 2017-12-05, Author: Richard , review by: eurogamer.net
There are now two great gaming CPU lines available for the core gamer. The overwhelming weight of the data points to Ryzen 5 as the best buy in this market segment, specifically the non-X 1600 model. It's especially compelling against the only two locked...
Abstract: For the past few years, processors made by Intel have been more powerful – and much more popular – than those made by rival AMD. However, AMD’s Ryzen processors have turned that around: they’re powerful CPUs at a tempting price, and an excellent alternati...
Published: 2017-08-07, Author: Richard , review by: eurogamer.net
There are now two great gaming CPU lines available for the core gamer. The overwhelming weight of the data points to Ryzen 5 as the best buy in this market segment, specifically the non-X 1600 model. It's especially compelling against the only two locked...
Abstract: Battle has well and truly been joined in the consumer CPU space since AMD brought some much-needed mojo when it released a series of Ryzen chips. Over the course of the last three months we have seen the Ryzen 7 1800X, Ryzen 7 1700X, Ryzen 7 1700, and...
Published: 2017-05-18, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
The best value for money Ryzen processor, AM4 platform, Excellent overclocking performance, Much cheaper than rival Intel offerings, Great for multitasking, Robust gaming performance, Good thermal performance,
None, “Ryzen 7 is aimed at the enthusiast market, while Ryzen 5 was set to stun the consumer market. The R5 1600 certainly achieves that goal, and would make a great addition to any powerful work or gaming PC, and at a fantastic price too!”, AMD Ryzen R5
PricingWhile the Ryzen R5 1600 is one of the more expensive choices in the Ryzen 5 range, it's still superb value for money at just £213.13. However, at this price, the R5 1600 is cheaper than the Intel i7-7600K. Of course, let's not forget the best Intel...
Secondly, the Ryzen 5 1600 is just what we've hoped for - a six-core CPU that can overclock just as well as its X-edition counterpart while costing less. Finally, it offers two more cores and far better multi-threaded performance than anything Intel has i...
