Duron 1600 vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking902not rated
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.97no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Duron
Power efficiency12.09no data
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)15 August 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 1600 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)
Threads121
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s266.66 MT/s
Multiplier3412
L1 cache576 KBno data
L2 cache3 MB64 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nm130 nm
Die size213 mm280.89 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4800 Million37 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 1600 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt57 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 1600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size128 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 1600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2018 15 August 2003
Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1
Chip lithography 12 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 57 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has an age advantage of 14 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 983.3% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 1600, on the other hand, has 14% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600 and Duron 1600. We've got no test results to judge.


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