E1-2500 vs Ryzen 5 1600X
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 846 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.96 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD E-Series |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 16 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | no data |
| Current price | $114 (0.5x MSRP) | $200 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500 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 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1333 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | FMA4 |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| PowerGating | no data | + |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | - |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon HD 8240 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | 1 |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | - | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms E1-2500 by 2084% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms E1-2500 by 704% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms E1-2500 by 1896% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 March 2017 | 23 May 2013 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor while E1-2500 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600X and E1-2500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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