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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Ryzen 7 5800XT — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5800XT is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 71% to 129%, including 129% in PassMark CPU Mark (28,041 vs 12,253).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 1600 and the Ryzen 7 5800XT. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 1600Ryzen 7 5800XT
cores 68
threads 1216
base clock ghz 3.23.8
boost clock ghz 3.64.8
tdp w 65105
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 1632
process nm 147
socket AMD Socket AM4AMD 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 GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, TopCPU, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser and PassMark Software; 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 1600Ryzen 7 5800XT
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic		 6,468 points—
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, Notebookcheck, TopCPU		 895 points—
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, TopCPU, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 5,162 points9,519 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, TopCPU, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 1,081 points2,205 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 12,253 points28,041 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,063 points3,534 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,064 points—
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —3,534 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 1600 or the Ryzen 7 5800XT?

The Ryzen 7 5800XT is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 71% to 129%, including 129% in PassMark CPU Mark (28,041 vs 12,253).

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