Phenom X4 9350e vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Phenom X4 9350e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	948	2455
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.32	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	11.25	1.45
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Agena (2007−2008)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Phenom X4 9350e 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	213 mm2	285 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Phenom X4 9350e 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	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Phenom X4 9350e. 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	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Phenom X4 9350e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Phenom X4 9350e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
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 Phenom X4 9350e.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.76	1.00
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm

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