AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is a desktop processor released in April 2017, built on the Zen microarchitecture and a 14 nm process node. It features 6 cores and 12 threads, with a base clock of 3.6 GHz and a boost clock of 4.0 GHz. The processor includes 16 MB of L3 cache and has a TDP of 95 W. It supports DDR4 memory with two channels and ECC memory. The CPU has 24 PCIe 3.0 lanes and an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. It lacks integrated graphics. The Ryzen 5 1600X is compatible with the AM4 socket and supports instruction sets including x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, and SHA. It was launched at an MSRP of $249 USD.