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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor Review

CPU by stefan @ 2017-05-10

The Ryzen 5 1600 CPU does arrive with notably lower core clocks and 30W lower TDP versus its 1600X brother, all other technical specifications remaining the same. While we can see a small performance drop with the Ryzen 5 1600, both CPUs seem to share similar overclock margins on AIO water cooling; however, we did manage to achieve 3.9GHz at a considerably higher voltage than on the 1600X, which tells us that the more expensive SKU did belong from a more capable batch.

Packaging Continued

On the top area of the HSF, we will get to see the exact processor name for easy identification:

The lower area comes with some laser-etched serial numbers; our sample was manufactured in Malaysia:

A view from the side of the processor does reveal the HSF height along with the black sealing gasket:

On the back side of the CPU PCB, we will find 1331 golden pins, and its specific pin placement does not allow wrong installations on the motherboard socket:

The installation of the Ryzen 5 1600 processor inside the socket was pretty straightforward:

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