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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The editors liked
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
None
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
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Solid Multi-Core performance, 1600X is close to 1700 in performance, Both are suitable for gaming, 1600X is also a good option for content creation, New AM4 platform, wide range of motherboards available, Great Value for money at the current prices, Good
Overclocking with the Wraith coolers was limited
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
The Ryzen 5 CPUs are pretty much what we expected; slight enhancements in software/microcode with similar multi-core performance that scales with core count and frequency compared to Ryzen 7. At similar price points to Intel's offerings, the multi-threade...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
Abstract: IDGAMD'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 th...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
Ryzen 5 exceeded my expectations and the 6 core/12 thread 1600X presents a real dilemma for enthusiast gamers given how closely it performs to the Ryzen 7 1700. The 1600X will almost certainly fill the requirements of an enthusiast who games 70% of the ti...
