Testseek.com have collected 348 expert reviews of the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz Socket AM4 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz Socket AM4.
April 2017
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Exceptional value compared to their Intel Core i5 counterparts. Ryzen holds a clear lead in productivity performance
Though gaming performance is more evenly matched between Intel and AMD
Excellent Price
Great Performance
Quality Design
AMD is Really Back
Very Competitive Pricing (Both CPU and Board)
Very Good Multi-tasking Performance (CPU)
14nm Process Allows For Cool and Efficient Operation (CPU)
Platform Cost Low Compared To Intel's Offerings
6 Core
12 Threads In The Price Bracket of Non-Threaded
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
Strength in heavily threaded workloads
Superior pricetoperformance ratio for budget workstations
Unlocked ratio multiplier
Six cores and 12 threads for about the same price as Intel's four-thread Core i5 chips
Consistently tops pricier Core i7-7700K on tests that take advantage of all available cores
Great price for a six-core
12-thread chip
Beats even the pricier Core i7-7700K when using all cores on some tests
Strong Overall Performance
Up To 6-Cores / 12-Threads
Power Friendly
Aggressive Pricing
Convincingly beats the Core i5-7600K "Kaby Lake"
Trades blows with costlier i7-7700K in some tests
Features SMT/HTT (which competing Intel Core i5 quad-core chips lack)
Single-threaded performance improved over previous generation
Unlocked multiplier
Performance
Overclocking
Power consumption
Value
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
Power efficiency goes right out the window once you start overclocking
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Gaming Performance Not On Par With Competition
Limited Overclocking Potential on Ryzen Processors
AM4 Motherboards Not Compatible With High Speed DDR4 DIMMs (yet)
Not many applications optimized for Ryzen Processors
No integrated graphics across all R
Questions remain over gaming performance
Some early adopter quirks linger
Overclocking not as strong as Kaby Lake
High price relative to Core i57600K
Lower overclocking headroom
1080p gaming and single-core performance still lag behind comparable "Kaby Lake" chips
No stock cooler included in box
Lags behind the equivalent Intel chips for 1080p gaming
No stock cooler included
Performance Anomalies In A Few Benchmarks
Lack-Luster Overclocking In Early Stages
Gaming frame rates lower than competing Intel chips
High power draw
Memory frequency options and memory compatibility limited
Six cores and 12 threads for about the same price as Intel's four-thread Core i5 chips, Consistently tops pricier Core i7-7700K on tests that take advantage of all available cores
1080p gaming and single-core performance still lag behind comparable "Kaby Lake" chips, No stock cooler included in box
With its lofty clock speeds, 12 computing threads, and reasonable $249 price, AMD's top-end Ryzen 5 chip is an excellent all-around compute performer. Just note: If you're gaming at 1080p with a high-end card, Intel's options still deliver better frame r...
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Published: 2017-04-12, Author: Patrick , review by: servethehome.com
Reading reviews at launch, there was a ton on the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. AMD sampled many sites with the 1500X and 1600X so that they would, naturally, compare them to the Ryzen 7 line and Intel chips. One benefit we had was being able to buy our chips and te...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Ron , review by: modders-inc.com
Abstract: The sub-$250 CPU price point is the sweet spot where most system builders look at for their next CPU choice. In this area, creators, gamers and casual system builders intersect and overlap with their computing needs. Intel's 4-core/4-threaded i5 processor...
Well, the Ryzen 7 launch has a surprising amount of excitement and drama mixed together with the impressive numbers but with memory issues and game performance causing very polarized opinions on social media and on websites like Reddit. AMD fans even...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Exceptional value compared to their Intel Core i5 counterparts. Ryzen holds a clear lead in productivity performance, though gaming performance is more evenly matched between Intel and AMD
Power efficiency goes right out the window once you start overclocking
Using AMD's stock coolers, the standard 1500X idled at 35 degrees and peaked at 68 degrees using the Wraith Spire. When overclocked to 3.95GHz, however, its temperatures increased to 42 degrees at idle and 88 degrees under load. That said, the heatsink wa...
Abstract: AMD's $250 Ryzen 5 1600X is here to challenge Intel's quad-core, $250 Core i5-7600K for the honor of being “The People's CPU.” Everyone likes to read about expensive, gold-plated, $1,000 parts, but in the real world, most people can't or won't spend that...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
Abstract: Following our in-depth Ryzen VR benchmark (R7 1700 vs. i7-7700K with the Rift + Vive), we immediately began compiling results for the concurrent R5 test efforts by GN Sr. Editor Patrick Lathan. Working together, we were able to knock-out the VR benchmarks...
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
For the mainstream Ryzen 5 series, AMD has prepared for its customers not one but two hexa-core SKUs: the Ryzen 5 1600X but also the Ryzen 5 1600. Ryzen 5 1600X does have the same operating frequencies as the flagship Ryzen 7 1800X model, which means a 3...
Very Competitive Pricing (Both CPU and Board), Very Good Multi-tasking Performance (CPU), 14nm Process Allows For Cool and Efficient Operation (CPU), Platform Cost Low Compared To Intel's Offerings, 6 Core, 12 Threads In The Price Bracket of Non-Threaded
Gaming Performance Not On Par With Competition, Limited Overclocking Potential on Ryzen Processors, AM4 Motherboards Not Compatible With High Speed DDR4 DIMMs (yet), Not many applications optimized for Ryzen Processors, No integrated graphics across all R
Published: 2017-04-11, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
When AMD launched the Ryzen 7 processors last month to a substantial amount of fanfare and pent up excitement, we already knew that the Ryzen 5 launch would be following close behind. While the Ryzen 7 lineup was meant to compete with the Intel Core i7 Ka...
