Ryzen 5 1600 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 and Ryzen 5 1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 208 | 882 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 51 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 13.46 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Raphael | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 13 June 2023 (1 year ago) | 11 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $219 |
| Current price | no data | $115 (0.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 71 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 6,570 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 and Ryzen 5 1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 and Ryzen 5 1600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 and Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 and Ryzen 5 1600.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 20 |
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 7745 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 182% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 135% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 185% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.40 | 7.94 |
| Recency | 13 June 2023 | 11 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
The Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 and Ryzen 5 1600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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