Ryzen 5 2600E vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	963	not rated
Place by popularity	55	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.60	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	11.26	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	19 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	32	31
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	192 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600E. 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	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600E are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

-

-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

Pros & cons summary

---

Recency	11 April 2017	19 September 2018
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 2600E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---