Ryzen 5 1600 vs Ryzen 5 7500X3D — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 7500X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 69% to 122%, including 120% in Cinebench R23 multi (14,200 vs 6,468).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 1600 and the Ryzen 5 7500X3D. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD

Ryzen 5 1600

6 cores65W TDP

Full Ryzen 5 1600 benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 4

Ryzen 5 7500X3D

6 cores65W TDP2025

Full Ryzen 5 7500X3D benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 5 1600	Ryzen 5 7500X3D
cores	6	6
threads	12	12
base clock ghz	3.2	4
boost clock ghz	3.6	4.5
tdp w	65	65
memory bus	Dual-channel	—
l2 cache mb	—	6
l3 cache mb	16	96
process nm	14	5
socket	AMD Socket AM4	AM5

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Overclock3D, NoobFeed, Benchmark.pl, GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, VividRepairs, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, ITC.ua, TopCPU, CpuTronic, Overclocking.com, Geekbench Browser, BenchLeaks, Wccftech and PassMark; 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 7500X3D
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: Overclock3D, NoobFeed, Benchmark.pl	—	792 points
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better) Source: Benchmark.pl	—	105 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, VividRepairs, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, ITC.ua	6,468 points	14,200 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, VividRepairs, Notebookcheck, TopCPU, ITC.ua	895 points	1,730 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, CpuTronic, Overclocking.com, Geekbench Browser, BenchLeaks, Wccftech, ITC.ua	5,162 points	11,278 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, CpuTronic, Overclocking.com, Geekbench Browser, Wccftech, BenchLeaks, ITC.ua	1,081 points	2,399 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	12,253 points	25,032 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,495 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,063 points	3,495 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,064 points	3,496 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 1600 or the Ryzen 5 7500X3D?

The Ryzen 5 7500X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 69% to 122%, including 120% in Cinebench R23 multi (14,200 vs 6,468).