Ryzen 5 1600 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.08
+69.2%
Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking581963
Place by popularitynot in top-10055
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.57
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency82.4711.25
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)11 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm14 nm
Die size208 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP7AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 1600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 1600.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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 7 PRO 6850U 13.08
+69.2%
Ryzen 5 1600 7.73

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 20778
+69.2%
Ryzen 5 1600 12277

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 1752
+61.6%
Ryzen 5 1600 1084

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 7418
+59.8%
Ryzen 5 1600 4643

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 6260
+37.9%
Ryzen 5 1600 4538

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 33284
+28.2%
Ryzen 5 1600 25970

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 11429
+38.6%
Ryzen 5 1600 8244

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8
Ryzen 5 1600 6.85
+16.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 20
+61.2%
Ryzen 5 1600 13

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 1726
+52.9%
Ryzen 5 1600 1129

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 238
+61.6%
Ryzen 5 1600 147

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 2.84
+72.1%
Ryzen 5 1600 1.65

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 6.5
+1.6%
Ryzen 5 1600 6.4

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 7924
+46.1%
Ryzen 5 1600 5425

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 300
Ryzen 5 1600 404
+34.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 1497
+57.5%
Ryzen 5 1600 950

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 5340
+39.3%
Ryzen 5 1600 3834

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 48176
+59.8%
Ryzen 5 1600 30144

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 243
+35%
Ryzen 5 1600 180

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.08 7.73
Recency 19 April 2022 11 April 2017
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has a 69.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop one.


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