Phenom II X6 1075T vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Phenom II X6 1075T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	925	1858
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.52	0.22
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	8.19	1.64
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Thuban (2010)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	21 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$260

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600X has 1955% better value for money than Phenom II X6 1075T.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Phenom II X6 1075T 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	6
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	192 mm2	346 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	904 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Phenom II X6 1075T 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	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Phenom II X6 1075T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Phenom II X6 1075T are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Phenom II X6 1075T. 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	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Phenom II X6 1075T.

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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.22	2.16
Recency	11 April 2017	21 September 2010
Threads	12	6
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

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