Am486DX-40 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Am486DX-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking925not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.48no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Am486
Power efficiency8.18no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)80486 (1989)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$249no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Am486DX-40 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads12no data
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz0.04 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s40 MT/s
Multiplier361
L1 cache96K (per core)8 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm700 nm
Die size192 mm289 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million1 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Am486DX-40 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Am486DX-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Am486DX-40 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Am486DX-40. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Am486DX-40.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 700 nm

Ryzen 5 1600X has 500% more physical cores, and a 4900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600X and Am486DX-40. We've got no test results to judge.


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