K6-2E+/450ACR vs Ryzen 5 1600
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1133 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 56 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.39 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD K6-2+ |
| Power efficiency | 4.53 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | K6-III (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 11 April 2017 (8 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $219 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1600 and K6-2E+/450ACR 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 0.45 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 100 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 32 | 4.5 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 128 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 0.18 µm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and K6-2E+/450ACR 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) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | Super Socket 7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 17.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and K6-2E+/450ACR. 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 | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and K6-2E+/450ACR are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and K6-2E+/450ACR. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and K6-2E+/450ACR.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 17 Watt |
Ryzen 5 1600 has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.
K6-2E+/450ACR, on the other hand, has 282.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD K6-2E+/450ACR. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while K6-2E+/450ACR is a notebook one.
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