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You've read the reviews, we've highlighted their pros and cons, and now we are putting them together on a single CPU comparison. On deck for this one we tested 8 processors in 9 games at not only 1080p, but also 720p and 1440p, amounting to more than 650...
Wrapping up with the 720p data first, these low-res results are important for a few reasons, though for some they can be a bit misleading. They're important because they show us the true difference between CPUs in these games. With any speed limits remove...
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One of the small issues with the way that the review business works is the fact that we're always testing launch products on launch BIOS. At the time that is fine because it is the very latest hardware and software available. It would be lovely if we had...
Finally we're here, we've done what you've asked - nay shouted at - us to do and returned to the AMD Ryzen CPUs with the latest BIOS and retail CPU's, put them through their paces and discovered if an up-to-date BIOS and programs can transform the Zen per...
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We tested the Ryzen 5 1600X, the most high-end CPU from AMD's new Ryzen 5 lineup. It has six cores, 12 threads, 3.6 GHz base clock, 4.0 GHz turbo clock, TDP of 95 W, and uses the new AM4 socket. Check it out!After several years, AMD finally launched a new...
Comparing the benchmarks of the Ryzen 5 1600X and the Core i5-7600K, we concluded each one has advantage in some applications and disadvantage in other ones, so we can say the they at very similar processors.In applications that use a big number of thread...
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"It can't just be that we're the cheaper solution," said AMD in 2015, back when Ryzen was little more than a handful of hopeful slides in a press deck. But as AMD and the wider tech press knew, competing with Intel on performance as well as price was alwa...
Remarkable multithreaded performance, More core and threads than the competition, 1600X on par with a stock i5 7600K in gaming, The full-featured AM4 platform, Excellent value for money...
Questions remain over gaming performance, Some early adopter quirks linger, Overclocking not as strong as Kaby Lake...
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In fact, we're only going to worry about tackling that question in this review. I've been squeezing everything I can in trying to complete review content, but life is catching up with me and I have to slow my pace down slightly. There's just too many fun...
Excellent Price, Great Performance, Quality Design, AMD is Really Back...
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The Ryzen 5 1600X seems like the Best All Around CPU a user can buy right now for their system. That said, AMD has done a marvelous job of making a Ryzen chip that can cater to nearly every type of situation...
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The Ryzen 5 chips represent the middle tier of AMD's relatively new Ryzen processor platform, but are based on the same "Zen" architecture as the faster, more expensive Ryzen 7 line. There are more variations of Ryzen 5 chips than their superior counterpa...
Great price for a six-core, 12-thread chip, Beats even the pricier Core i7-7700K when using all cores on some tests...
Lags behind the equivalent Intel chips for 1080p gaming, No stock cooler included...
As long as unmatched 1080p gaming isn't the main objective for your build, it's hard to beat the high clock speeds, thread and core count, and overall performance of AMD's Ryzen 5 1600X CPU for the price...
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A recent trip to the local Micro Center location in St. Louis, Missouri showed that all the AMD Ryzen 5 6-core processors were sold out and rightly so as the Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 5 1600 are both exceptional values. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is the flagship...
The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X at $249.99 shipped is a really nice performing 6-core that we were able to easily overclock up to 4.1GHz without even needing to mess with CPU voltages on our particular motherboard. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X was able to beat the Intel C...
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The release of the Ryzen 7 processors has undoubtedly been a huge success for AMD. We have already covered the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X in-depth and we were blown away by their excellent price-to-performance ratio. AMD has definitely shaken...
Comes With SMT Which Core i5 CPUs Lack, Outstanding Performance, Fully Unlocked, Can Easily Be OC'd to 4Ghz+, Perfect For Multi-Tasking, Future-Proof Platform, Great Price/Performance Value, Runs Very Cool...
Memory Compatibility Limited...
The bottom line is that the Ryzen 5 1600X and 1500X destroyed Intel's Core i5-7600K and i5-7500 processors in pretty much all of the testing that I performed. The Ryzen 5 series gives you the option of getting a 6C/12T processor while the Core i5 lineup i...
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computershopper.com Updated:
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AMD's long-anticipated “Zen” architecture and Ryzen chip platform—which arrived first with its high-end Ryzen 7 chips—had a bit of a bumpy landing, though its reception was positive overall. The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X and Ryzen 1700X can, in a general computin...
Six cores and 12 threads for about the same price as Intel's four-thread Core i5 chips, Consistently tops pricier Core i7-7700K on tests that take advantage of all available cores...
1080p gaming and single-core performance still lag behind comparable "Kaby Lake" chips, No stock cooler included in box...
With its lofty clock speeds, 12 computing threads, and reasonable $249 price, AMD's top-end Ryzen 5 chip is an excellent all-around compute performer. Just note: If you're gaming at 1080p with a high-end card, Intel's options still deliver better frame r...
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Finally, we have the top model of the AMD Ryzen 5 launch series, the AMD Ryzen 7 1600X. This is a really interesting CPU. In terms of specs, it is a 6 core 12 thread part with 16MB L3 cache and a 95W TDP. Immediately that gives it an advantage in a market...
Reading reviews at launch, there was a ton on the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. AMD sampled many sites with the 1500X and 1600X so that they would, naturally, compare them to the Ryzen 7 line and Intel chips. One benefit we had was being able to buy our chips and te...
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At first, we would like to thank AMD for sending out their AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600X hexa-core processor for testing and reviewing.“Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, United State...
For the mainstream Ryzen 5 series, AMD has prepared for its customers not one but two hexa-core SKUs: the Ryzen 5 1600X but also the Ryzen 5 1600. Ryzen 5 1600X does have the same operating frequencies as the flagship Ryzen 7 1800X model, which means a 3...
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AMD is back in the desktop CPU game with its Ryzen family of processors, thanks to successes with per-core performance and energy-efficiency improvements brought about by its "Zen" micro-architecture. The company launched its Ryzen processor family with...
Convincingly beats the Core i5-7600K "Kaby Lake", Trades blows with costlier i7-7700K in some tests, Features SMT/HTT (which competing Intel Core i5 quad-core chips lack), Single-threaded performance improved over previous generation, Unlocked multiplier...
Gaming frame rates lower than competing Intel chips, High power draw, Memory frequency options and memory compatibility limited, Setup complicated (memory, HPET, CCX, SMT, and power profile), Overclocking barely worth it, Requires optimized apps of which...
The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X currently retails for $250. Convincingly beats the Core i5-7600K "Kaby Lake" Trades blows with costlier i7-7700K in some tests Features SMT/HTT (which competing Intel Core i5 quad-core chips lack) Single-threaded performance impro...
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Computerpoweruser.com Updated:
2018-01-28 03:52:02
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Last month we took the shrink wrap off the eight-core Ryzen 7 CPUs, and now it's the six-core Ryzen 5 1600X's turn to upend the sub $300 processor market.The Ryzen 5 1600X is based on the same Summit Ridge architecture in the Ryzen 7, and in an unpreceden...
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It has been five years since AMD last launched a processor lineup for the desktop market. The Bulldozer family was hit with lots of criticism at launch due to its lackluster and non-competitive nature in terms of performance and efficiency. Fast forward t...
Very Competitive Pricing (Both CPU and Board), Very Good Multi-tasking Performance (CPU), 14nm Process Allows For Cool and Efficient Operation (CPU), Platform Cost Low Compared To Intel's Offerings, 6 Core, 12 Threads In The Price Bracket of Non-Threaded...
Gaming Performance Not On Par With Competition, Limited Overclocking Potential on Ryzen Processors, AM4 Motherboards Not Compatible With High Speed DDR4 DIMMs (yet), Not many applications optimized for Ryzen Processors, No integrated graphics across all R...
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The Ryzen 5 family shifts focus to enthusiasts and gaming with a quartet of six- and four-core models that line up against Intel's LGA 1151-based incumbents. AMD began its assault on the high-end desktop with Ryzen 7. And while the 7-series introduced di...
Strength in heavily threaded workloads, Superior pricetoperformance ratio for budget workstations, Unlocked ratio multiplier...
High price relative to Core i57600K, Lower overclocking headroom...
The Ryzen 5 1600X provides a tremendous price-to-performance ratio for budget workstations that rivals Intel's Broadwell-E offerings. Ryzen 5 also provides playable performance in most games, but it lags the Intel competition and doesn't have as much...
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Although it seems like it has been longer, AMD launched its Ryzen 7 family of processors based on the all-new Zen microarchitecture just a little over a month ago. Based on the level of engagement virtually all of our Ryzen-related articles have received...
Strong Overall Performance, Up To 6-Cores / 12-Threads, Power Friendly, Aggressive Pricing...
Performance Anomalies In A Few Benchmarks, Lack-Luster Overclocking In Early Stages...
With that said, though lower-resolution game performance with non-optimized titles remains an issue for Ryzen, that situation is improving. A recent patch for Ashes of the Singularity doesn't put Ryzen on the same level as Intel's high-end processors, but...
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AMD already told us the details of the new product line including clock speeds, core counts and pricing, so there is little more to talk about other than the performance and capabilities we found from our testing of the new Ryzen 5 parts. Starting with th...
When AMD launched the Ryzen 7 processors last month to a substantial amount of fanfare and pent up excitement, we already knew that the Ryzen 5 launch would be following close behind. While the Ryzen 7 lineup was meant to compete with the Intel Core i7 Ka...
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After years of anticipating their release, it's hard for me to believe that AMD's Zen-based Ryzen CPUs only arrived a month ago. Frankly, I've never seen so much drama unfold so quickly in the tech community — what an exciting time to be a PC enthusiast!A...
Republished with permission from:Steven Walton is a writer at TechSpot. TechSpot is a computer technology publication serving PC enthusiasts, gamers and IT pros since 1998...
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AMD's $250 Ryzen 5 1600X is here to challenge Intel's quad-core, $250 Core i5-7600K for the honor of being “The People's CPU.” Everyone likes to read about expensive, gold-plated, $1,000 parts, but in the real world, most people can't or won't spend that...
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Since the announcement of AMD's mid-range offerings, it was clear that Ryzen 5 is going to have some major advantages over its direct price competition. For $250, the top Ryzen 5 1600X gives six cores and twelve threads of AMD's latest microarchitecture...
We have already shown in previous reviews that the Zen microarchitecture from AMD is around the equivalent of Intel's Broadwell microarchitecture, but at this lower price point we have AMD's Zen against Intel's Kaby Lake, which is two generations newer th...
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AMD is wasting no time filling out its Ryzen CPU lineup. Just a little over a month ago, the company's eight-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 CPUs roared into the high-end desktop market, where they delivered a huge boost in bang for the multithreaded buck. Today...
—for now Let's sum up the performance of our group of test CPUs using one of our famous value scatter plots. The best values in gaming smoothness from this group of chips will tend toward the upper left of the plot, where prices are lowest and performance...
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AMD Ry ze n 5 150 0X & 16 00X More value with AMD's Quad and Six-core processors.We review Ryzen 5 in this article. AMD submitted two processor samples, the quad-core 1500X and six-core processor 1600X. The new processors will be close in relative perform...
After Ryzen 7 the tide has now turned to Ryzen 5, and it has been an interesting time for AMD. The processor launch has been good, but not great. The Ryzen platform is still a little immature. This mainly focuses on memory compatibility and somewhat lower...
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After weeks of leaks the AMD Ryzen 5 series of processors has finally been launched! With the launch of the AMD Ryzen 5 processors, AMD is attacking the mainstream market at the $169 to $249 price points where most gamers buy processors. AMD believes that...
The AMD Ryzen 5 processor launch is very similar feel to the Ryzen 7 launch as the multi-threaded performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and 1500X were most impressive. Single threaded workloads or very lightly threaded workloads still run better on Intel h...
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Coming in swiftly behind its big brother we have Ryzen 5. This is AMD ‘s offering for the more budget-minded PC user. Today we'll be looking at the hex-core 1600X and the quad-core 1500X. These CPUs both have the XFR technology we've seen from the Ryzen 7...
Well, the performance is pleasantly surprising. The 1500X, in most cases, performed on par with the i7-7700K. Even though you can overclock the i7 further, the MSRP of the Ryzen 5 1500X is only $189. That's a monstrous difference in price/performance. E...
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reviewstudio.net Updated:
2018-01-28 03:52:03
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AMD chose the day of April 11 to reveal the Ryzen 5 family performance. Following the great success of Ryzen 7, we would expect no less from the younger brothers.So far, Ryzen 5 series consists of 4 CPUs: 1600X, 1600, 1500X, 1400. This review offers the p...
performance, overclocking, power consumption, value...
AMD Ryzen 7 produced a revolution in the 8-core area, offering at least the same performance as Intel LGA2011 counterparts, but at half price. Now Ryzen 5 came to compete with LGA1151 solutions, and AMD banged Intel's head again with 1600X, a 6-core/12-th...
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AMD confirmed the official specifications for its upcoming Ryzen 5 CPUs last week, which will become available in exactly three weeks. However, by announcing those specifications, the company has largely let the cat out of the bag.We now know a few thin...
For such a small six-game sample, those benchmarks showed quite a few interesting results. Perhaps the most exciting conclusion we can draw is that upcoming six-core Ryzen processors should perform roughly on par with eight-core models when playing today'...
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After years of anticipating their release, it's hard for me to believe that AMD's Zen-based Ryzen CPUs only arrived a month ago. Frankly, I've never seen so much drama unfold so quickly in the tech community -- what an exciting time to be a PC enthusiast...
Exceptional value compared to their Intel Core i5 counterparts. Ryzen holds a clear lead in productivity performance, though gaming performance is more evenly matched between Intel and AMD...
Power efficiency goes right out the window once you start overclocking...
Using AMD's stock coolers, the standard 1500X idled at 35 degrees and peaked at 68 degrees using the Wraith Spire. When overclocked to 3.95GHz, however, its temperatures increased to 42 degrees at idle and 88 degrees under load. That said, the heatsink wa...
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Its hard to believe considering we just finished up an Intel launch, but it is already time to check out Intel's next launch. Kaby Lake was launched at the beginning of this year and the Mainstream lineup of CPUs is getting refreshed with Coffee Lake and...
So I think most people will admit that AMD has had a lot of wins this year with all of the Ryzen launches. As I found out in our 1700v7700K coverage the 7700K was still a great performing CPU, especially when looking at gaming performance. But with ju...
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When AMD pulled the wraps off its radical new Ryzen CPU, it was all about those eight awesome cores. Count 'em, Intel. The first Ryzen 7 chips blew the market for CPUs wide open.But not everybody can unload that kind of money on a processor, especiall...
The six-core design makes this an appealing choice in some circumstances, but this is not for gamers (yet).Rating 4/58 Total ScoreAMD Ryzen 5 1600X ReviewThe six-core design makes this an appealing choice in some circumstances, but this is not for gamers...
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AMD Ryzen 3 vs Ryzen 5 vs Ryzen 7So far we have taken a close look at most of AMD's Ryzen line-up and, while there have been variances from model to model, overall both the Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 series have indeed lived up to expectations. Their combination...
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Today we'll be looking at the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-core and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12-core processors. These processors are the the tip of the spear for AMD and are aimed at the high-end desktop market. This completes the AMD Ryzen proces...
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Threadripper 1920X are very impressive processors that did extremely well in content creation benchmarks that take advantage of having a 16-core, 32-thread processor in the system. The good news is a good number of app...
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The sub-$250 CPU price point is the sweet spot where most system builders look at for their next CPU choice. In this area, creators, gamers and casual system builders intersect and overlap with their computing needs. Intel's 4-core/4-threaded i5 processor...
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So last month AMD introduced Ryzen to the world with their Ryzen 7 processors. I took a look at all three and also did some more in depth gaming testing. Well, now it's finally time for AMD to introduce the Ryzen 5 CPUs for those who are looking for more...
Well, the Ryzen 7 launch has a surprising amount of excitement and drama mixed together with the impressive numbers but with memory issues and game performance causing very polarized opinions on social media and on websites like Reddit. AMD fans even...
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Finally. After an eventful week in the world of hardware benchmarking, I've wrapped up our gaming test results for AMD's second-generation Ryzen CPUs. We've taken some extra time to bench each Intel and AMD chip in our test suite with stock RAM as well as...
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The leaks have been flying hard and fast for weeks, but this morning, AMD is officially taking the wraps off its second-generation Ryzen CPUs. Four new chips have been waiting in the wings, and they'll be available for pre-order around the world starting...
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Since the launch of the FX8 series of processors AMD have fallen into the sector of the market that is best described by the old "good value for money" adage, which is usually a pejorative way of saying that the performance wasn't all that but they're che...
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With the release of the Ryzen 7 series of CPUs by AMD this year certainly has been exciting times for enthusiast. For the first time in a long-time enthusiast's actually had options in the high-end desktop arena. So much so that the idea of opting for Int...
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Following our in-depth Ryzen VR benchmark (R7 1700 vs. i7-7700K with the Rift + Vive), we immediately began compiling results for the concurrent R5 test efforts by GN Sr. Editor Patrick Lathan. Working together, we were able to knock-out the VR benchmarks...
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