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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 differ on codename: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 at Summit Ridge, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 at Pinnacle Ridge. They match on 22 other specifications, including product line, form factor and core/thread count. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 scores 107 against 97 for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600, a lead of 9%.
Specs
| Specification |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Product Line | Ryzen 5 | Ryzen 5 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 1600 | 2600 |
| Codename | Summit Ridge | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Core/Thread Count | 6 Core / 12 Thread | 6 Core / 12 Thread |
| Release Year | 2017 | 2018 |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 16MB L3 + 3MB L2 + 576KB L1 | 16MB L3 + 3MB L2 + 576KB L1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 3.6 GHz / 3.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz / 3.4 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 3.6 GHz | 3.9 |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Base Power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 65 W | 88 |
| Bundled Cooler | AMD Wraith Spire | AMD Wraith Stealth |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 2666 MT/s | 2933 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | false | false |
| Integrated Graphics | No | No |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| PCIe Generation | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
| Launch MSRP | $219 | 199 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 5 | Ryzen 5 |
| CPU Process Node | 14 Nanometers | 12 Nanometers |
| Architecture | Zen, Ryzen 1000 Series | Zen+, Ryzen 2000 Series |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (CPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.