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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and AMD Ryzen 5 7600 separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 at 3 MB, AMD Ryzen 5 7600 at 6 MB, 50% in favour of AMD Ryzen 5 7600. L3 Cache splits them by another 50%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 5 7600. They match on 10 other specifications, including product line, form factor and tdp. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 scores 198 against 97 for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600, a lead of 51%.
Specs
| Specification |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Product Line | Ryzen 5 | Ryzen 5 |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 1600 | 7600 |
| Codename | Summit Ridge | Raphael |
| Release Year | 2017 | 2023 |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | AM4 | AM5 |
| Socket Status | End of Life | Current |
| Process Node | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.2 GHz | 3.8 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 3.6 GHz | 5.1 |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB-50% | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB-50% | 32 MB |
| Base Power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 65 W | 88 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Max Memory Speed | 2666 MT/s | 5200 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Yes |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| PCIe Generation | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20-17% | 24 |
| Launch MSRP | $219 | 229 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | true |
| Architecture | Zen, Ryzen 1000 Series | Zen 4 (7000 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.
Verdict
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
7.9 / 10 Expert Rating
The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a well-rounded mainstream desktop chip that covers everyday computing and light gaming without a premium price tag.