AMD’s Ryzen 7 CPUs have made a splash for the workstation-class builder with their many threads at friendly prices , but not…
AMD’s Ryzen 7 CPUs have made a splash for the workstation-class builder with their many threads at friendly prices , but not all of us need eight cores and 16 threads to churn through our computing tasks. The logical step down for more mainstream folks is the Ryzen 5 series of chips. AMD revealed two of those parts—the Ryzen 7 1600X and the Ryzen 5 1500X—alongside the Ryzen 7 family, and today we’re learning more about a new pair of Ryzen 5 CPUs that complete the midrange tier of AMD’s new processor lineup.
At the top of the range, the Ryzen 5 1600X is joined by the Ryzen 5 1600. The 1600X will likely be pitted against Intel’s entry-level six-core CPU, the Core i7-6800K. The aggressively-clocked 1600X boasts what AMD calls a « full » XFR range, although the company says the definition of « full » isn’t being revealed at this time, and our guess is that it could vary from chip to chip in this lineup. Of the Ryzen 5 CPUs being announced today, the 1600X is the only one that will slot into a 95W TDP. Meanwhile, the modestly-clocked Ryzen 5 1600 retains XFR, but it likely won’t benefit as much as its sibling from a bigger cooler on top.
