Processors are usually one of the most expensive line items when purchasing or upgrading a PC so it is worth waiting for ...

AMD’s quest to return to relevance continues with the show-stopping six-core Ryzen 5 1600X. It’s the most concentrated blow to Intel’s massive machine yet, as it hits the mark in more ways ...

The Ryzen 5 1600X is a six-core 12-thread CPU with a base core clock of 3.6GHz. It has an all-core boost of 3.7GHz and a two-core boost of 4.0GHz. With XFR active, you’ll be able to hit 4.1GHz.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X performance. This is where the real competition starts. With a six-core, 12-thread AMD CPU which retails for around the same price as a resolutely quad-core Intel chip.

The Ryzen 5 1600X clocks up to 4.0Ghz just as it promises on the box, and with AMD’s Ryzen Master software you can take one of the cores all the way up to 4.1GHz.

AMD’s Ryzen 5 series of processors should be available soon after you read this, and we’ve got the company’s top 6 and 4-core versions on the test bench, the Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 5 1500X ...

Instead of having a base clock of 3.3GHz and turbo frequency (single core boost) of 3.7GHz under load, AMD confirmed that the Ryzen 5 1600X will actually have the same boost frequency as the Ryzen ...

Five weeks ago, AMD blew a hole in Intel's high-end desktop pricing with the launch of Ryzen 7. Today, Ryzen 5 is hoping to do the same thing to Intel's Core i5 / i7 market.

AMD's versatile Ryzen 5 1600X is the best mainstream processor you can buy, and the key to creating an all-around PC for work AND play without breaking the bank. News. Accessories; ...

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and 1500X CPU Review. ... The Ryzen 5 1600X could also boot into Windows at 4GHz, but I had to clock it down 50MHz to maintain stability at 1.35v.

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