AMD A10-7700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A10-7700K		AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CPU comparison AMD A10-7700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A10-7700K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-7700K was released in Q1/2014. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 was released in Q1/2017.

AMD A (112)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
AMD A10-7000 (7)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 1000 (15)
4	Generation	1
Kaveri (Steamroller)	Architecture	Summit Ridge (Zen)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A10-7700K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-7700K is 3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is at 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz).
AMD A10-7700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
4	Cores	6
4	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.50 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A10-7700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD A10-7700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri)	GPU	no iGPU
0.72 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
6	GPU Generation	--
28 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
6	Compute units	--
384	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri)	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD A10-7700K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.
AMD A10-7700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR4-2666
	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	19.7 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A10-7700K is 95 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A10-7700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The AMD A10-7700K is manufactured in 28 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.
AMD A10-7700K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
28 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FM2+	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014	Release date	Q1/2017
--	Release price	210 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A10-7700K (39%)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A10-7700K (28%)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	4321 (35%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	12277 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	57 (39%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	147 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	231 (21%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1094 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	900 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6230 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	894 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	4970 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1095 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5129 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	357 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2501 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A10-7700K AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri) @ 0.72 GHz	533 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	107 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	313 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	389 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A10-7700K 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	3148 (100%)

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