Ryzen Z2 Go vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1134	1132
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 Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency	4.53	10.53
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Rembrandt R (2025)
Release date	11 April 2017 (8 years ago)	6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
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 Ryzen Z2 Go 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	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
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 Ryzen Z2 Go 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen Z2 Go. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen Z2 Go 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 Ryzen Z2 Go. 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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen Z2 Go.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 April 2017	6 January 2025
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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