FX-7500 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and FX-7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	920	1814
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.25	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Kaveri
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$164	$267

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and FX-7500 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	192 mm2	245 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	2410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and FX-7500 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)	no data
Socket	AM4	FP3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and FX-7500. 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, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
HSA	no data	1

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and FX-7500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	1
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and FX-7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
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 R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	-	6
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	1
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and FX-7500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and FX-7500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and FX-7500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 outperforms FX-7500 by 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.27	2.07
Recency	29 June 2017	4 June 2014
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	19 Watt

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