A4-6300 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	860	2405
Place by popularity	53	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.09	2.15
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 June 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data
Current price	$140 (0.6x MSRP)	$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600 has 462% better value for money than A4-6300.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-6300 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-6300 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	1
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	+	AVX
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	-
VirusProtect	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-6300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	AMD Radeon™ HD 8370D
Number of pipelines	-	128
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	1
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-6300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-6300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 11
Vulkan	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and A4-6300.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms A4-6300 by 763% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.94	0.92
Recency	11 April 2017	1 June 2013
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm

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