Sempron 3500+ vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Sempron 3500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	994	3311
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	10.31	0.23
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Palermo (2001−2005)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$167

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Sempron 3500+ 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	12	1
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Die size	192 mm2	103 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	63 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Sempron 3500+ 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	939
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Sempron 3500+. 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 PRO 1600 and Sempron 3500+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Sempron 3500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR1
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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Sempron 3500+.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.08	0.15
Recency	29 June 2017	1 October 2005
Physical cores	6	1
Threads	12	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	62 Watt

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