Ryzen 5 1600 vs Ryzen 5 7500F — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Ryzen 5 7500F is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 85% to 157%, including 103% in Cinebench R23 single (1,816 vs 895).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 1600 and the Ryzen 5 7500F. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Ryzen 5 7500F
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
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Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 5 1600 | Ryzen 5 7500F |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | 6 |
| threads | 12 | 12 |
| base clock ghz | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| boost clock ghz | 3.6 | — |
| tdp w | 65 | 65 |
| memory bus | Dual-channel | — |
| l3 cache mb | 16 | — |
| process nm | 14 | — |
| socket | AMD Socket AM4 | — |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from PurePC, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, RankBench, MakeUseOf, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, MaxMyBuild, ITmedia PC USER, HWBOT, TopCPU, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, Wccftech and TechSpot; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 5 1600 | Ryzen 5 7500F |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: PurePC |
— | 846 points |
| Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better) Source: PurePC |
— | 108 points |
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, RankBench, MakeUseOf, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, MaxMyBuild, ITmedia PC USER |
6,468 points | 14,118 pts |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, RankBench, MakeUseOf, HWBOT, Notebookcheck, TopCPU, MaxMyBuild, ITmedia PC USER |
895 points | 1,816 pts |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: PassMark, GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, Wccftech |
5,162 points | 13,323 pts |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: PassMark, GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, Wccftech |
1,081 points | 2,782 pts |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: TechSpot, PassMark |
12,253 points | 15,535 pts |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 3,825 points |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,063 points | 3,824 points |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,064 points | — |
| PassMark Single-Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 3,826 points |
| PCMark 10 (higher is better) Source: ITmedia PC USER |
— | 9,820 points |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Ryzen 5 1600
No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 1600 benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 1600 or the Ryzen 5 7500F?
The Ryzen 5 7500F is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 85% to 157%, including 103% in Cinebench R23 single (1,816 vs 895).
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