Ultra 7 266V vs Ryzen 5 1600X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking924not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.43no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.18no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-coresno data4
Low Power Efficient-coresno data4
Threads128
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s37 MHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache96K (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V 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)1
SocketAM4FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel Arc Graphics 140V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP-3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.2
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes244
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 April 2017 24 September 2024
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600X has 50% more threads.

Ultra 7 266V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 33.3% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 458.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600X and Core Ultra 7 266V. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 266V is a notebook one.


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