AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler, and ASUS ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming Motherboard

So I ordered this with a compatible AM4 socket motherboard, 2666mhz DDR4 ram (after reading online that the Ryzen 1000/2000 series have some issues with higher clock speed ram).Installing with the AM4 sockets is a piece of cake, there's a small triangle on the processor and on the socket in the motherboard, orientate them the same way, line up the pins with the holes and pull the clip down. Pea sized amount of thermal paste and fit your CPU cooler.Upon installing the first CPU i was getting weird freezes just after, during or before the windows 10 welcome screen. No blue screen message just the PC would freeze, I replaced every other component and still had crashes it was the processor. Amazon sent a replacement the next day and that has been working a dream, i had to upgrade my computer to run apex legends and this processor handles games with ease. CPUs with all the pins straight being faulty is incredibly rare, 0.001% territory but just a heads up if you get as unlucky as me, the freezing during different stages of boot and no blue screen may be the processor at fault like I had.NOTES IF YOU ARE GETTING THIS PROCESSOR;AMD Ryzen 1600x and other x processors do not come with stock coolers, you will need an AM4 socket compatible stock cooler to fit on installation.If you aren't getting an AM4 socket motherboard with XMP ability do not get DDR4 RAM with a clock speed higher than 2666mhz.This processor is a beast for the money and tackles any modern game with ease, the Ryzen master drivers allow you to overclock and tweak the processors performance with ease.Despite getting a faulty processor originally, I still can't recommend the processor enough. The sellers professionalism with replacing the faulty part instantly, crap happens sometimes and I feel like I just got unlucky.

While the 1600X works perfectly now that everything’s up and running, I did have a few hiccups at the start. Firstly, the X signifies that this processor does not come with a stock heatsink fan. While I appreciate having a market fan at the moment, I do wish I had spotted this earlier so that I wouldn’t have staggered my deliveries. Secondly, the processor requires that you have a discrete graphics driver. While most people would be getting one of these anyways (for gaming) I was going to hold off until a later date. I feel like this wasn’t stated enough in the description of the unit. I almost feel like it should have been written in block capitals on the product page, but instead I only noticed it on the box label.It’s still a fantastic unit, but make sure you’ve taken these aspects into account

This CPU was bought for a gaming PC build, at the time of its release, it offered a very competitive price point, giving people the ability to play modern games at high settings whilst also being able to handle CPU intensive workloads, thanks to the 6 cores. It does use a bit more power than I would like, but when you keep this CPU on the stock settings it will run quietly. This CPU does not come with a cooler out of the box so you will have to purchase your own one, but I don't think that will be an issue, as because this is the X version, most people would be overclocking it so would normally buy a cooler anyway. I have not had any complaints whilst I have owned it, AMD are a great brand for CPUs that are normally good value. Now that this CPU is a bit older, it may not be perfect for a modern gaming PC but still represents a great 6 core CPU that once overclocked, has a lot of power to be utilized.

The chip I bought runs perfectly very cool with the arctic freezer 33 e-sports one cooler at 3.7ghz in games average out of the box no overclocking on all 6 cores at minimum all the time, and turbos up to 4.0ghz under 2 or 3 core use. For most users you don't need more CPU than this for at least 2 or 3 years. Perfect for gaming up to 100hz, only buy an i7 or 9900k if you have a monitor that's greater than 100hz. If you do a bit of live streaming and youtube editing, this will get the job done well. Sure, the ryzen 7s are noticeably better for that but you'd hope they would be for the higher price. The ryzen 5 1600x/2600(x), is the sweet spot for gaming and the odd bit of streaming here and there, if you're doing it full time or do streaming and content creation a lot, then get at least a ryzen 7, otherwise this is all you need for a while.

I bought this CPU from Amazon and I'm very happy with the performance. However, I didn't notice at the time of ordering that it doesn't come with a cooling fan! Apparently most other versions do, but not the 1600X. Why on earth not!? Makes no sense! Very annoying that I couldn't install it as soon as it arrived! Make sure your one comes with a cooler, or order one at the same time.

awesome CPU for overall use, purchased this for my new build focused on gaming/streaming, which is why i chose AMD, for the more cores and threads, for the price (strict budget)CPU is great for tasks such as streaming/video encoding, slight impact on gaming due to AMD and not Intel, but still is pretty good!if your creating a build for gaming and workloads, would highly recommend! if only for games, and not streaming or doing any works loads or such, would recommend Intel instead.

SPEED DEMONNNNNNN! Seriously awesome price and gobsmacking performance. This 1st Gen chip will last me many years to come. So far I have been very pleased with this processor. Coupled with a solid GPU it breezes through all games without any issue whatsoever and this chip though not a 8-core, still performs brilliantly in multi-core workloads in things such as zip/unzip, rendering and content creation.

I had a FX8300 paired with a GTX 1060 6gb and was getting roughly 40-60 fps on PUBG with high graphics settings.Just bought this and now I am getting over 100 fps consistently (on high). Very impressed, also runs my CPU intensive games much more smoothly and quickly, like Warhammer 2 etc.For only £170 I cannot complain in the slightest.

Dopo 10 anni di Intel, ho voluto provare un processore AMD, sfruttando un'offerta di Amazon.Ho venduto il mio caro buon Intel Xeon e3-1231-v3 per passare ad un Ryzen 1600x sotto il mio Seidon 120 v2 ( con placca per AM4 ) vecchio ormai 3 anni.Cercando di vendere lo Xeon in quale negozio di PC nelle vicinanze, mi ricordo che ad AK Informatica (AN), mi dissero che stavo sbagliando a passare ad AMD: "Passerai più tempo a risolvere problemi che ad usare il computer".Quanto li ho distrutti secondo voi, quando gli ho mostrato benchmark e prove che non c'è stato nessun problema?A parte ciò, ho preso un Asus Strix b350-f con 8GB di RAM Kingstone HyperX a 3200MHz.La prima cosa che ho fatto appena ho acceso il PC, è stato andare nel bios ed aggiornarlo con la chiavetta che avevo preparato prima con la versione 4011 e poi attivare il D.O.C.P. per mettere le RAM a 3200MHz: fatto ciò ho riavviato.Con un'altra chiavetta ho installato Windows 10 e subito mi sono accorto della differenza di fluidità tra le finestre.Ero super curioso di vedere cosa usciva nel benchmark di CPU-Z e... stavo per cadere dalla sedia: single thread di 440 punti ( +20 punti rispetto allo Xeon ) e 3430 punti in Multithreads ( +1400 punti rispetto allo Xeon ).Cinebench R15 fantastico... 1257 punti con frequenze stock.Con AIDA64 Extreme, le RAM volano: sono passato da 13GB/s read & write a quasi 50GB/s.Su GTA5 non riuscivo a portare la GPU al 100% ( arrivando persino al 60% ) ma ora al 100%, ho guadagnato +20fps in tantissime zone.AMD ha fatto veramente un lavoro eccezionale con questi Ryzen.Le temperature sono OK ( 35 idle e 50 gaming e 64 max in benchmark ) con il mio Seidon 120V v2 di 3 anni.Con l'arrivo della seconda generazione è meglio puntare a quella.CONSIGLIO? ASSOLUTAMENTE SI.

Forse è uno dei migliori processori che è entrato a far parte del mercato dal 2017 a oggi. È un 6 core - 12 thread, molto bilanciato, supporta RAM ddr4 fino a 3200mhz, qualcuno potrebbe dire che AMD non sia all'altezza di Intel per quanto riguarda il gaming, mi dispiace, ma da quando sono usciti questi processori non è più così. AMD ha fatto un ottimo lavoro sfornando la serie Ryzen, questa nuova serie di processori è più potente della precedente serie FX di oltre il 50%, consuma meno ed ha caratteristiche davvero innovative. Basti pensare che un FX 9590 8c / 8t viene surclassato da un Ryzen 3 1200 4c / 4t di fascia bassa . Questi processori hanno un ottimo prezzo e ottime prestazioni, Intel è dovuta correre ai ripari dopo anni di piccoli refresh per non perdere fette di mercato. Nel 2018 sono usciti i nuovi Ryzen 2 (Zen+), che sono un affinamento dei "vecchi" Ryzen, con frequenze più alte, processo produttivo 14> 12 e un ipc migliorato del 10-15% e prezzi sempre concorrenziali. I modelli con la "X" della serie 1*** non hanno il dissipatore incluso, la nuova serie 2*** sì, quindi state attenti. La piattaforma AM4 su cui girano questi processori verrà supportata a detta di AMD fino almeno al 2020, ed anche i prossimi Ryzen 3 (Zen 2) gireranno su questa piattaforma. Che dire, finalmente un ottima e valida alternativa ad Intel.

J'ai longuement hésité entre AMD et Intel. Ce processeur est parfait pour ce qu'on lui demande. Pour ma part, c'est du Gaming.Couplé avec une Gtx 1070, je fais tourner les jeux en ultra sans soucis. Aucun ralentissement, pas de surchauffe.J'ai pris un ventirad pure rock slim. Avec un jeu assez gourmand (AC Odyssey par exemple) , je tourne à environ 75 fps. Le processeur est à environ 55-60°.Niveau bureautique, le processeur est rapide et effectue plusieurs taches à la fois sans surcharge de ce dernier.Pour un milieu de gamme, je m'attendais à pire.Niveau qualité prix, rien à dire. Je pense que c'est l'un des meilleurs niveau prix/performance.Je ne peux que recommander ce processeur.

I've bought this processor, because I wanted good, fast and reliable processor on an afforadble price.According the statistics, the processor performs even better than the expensive processorcs from other brands, which cost triple as much.

I decided to do a amd build despite my roots in Intel technology. I did alot of research in this matter before moving in this direction but there were multiple factors which led to this decision. First was the fact that it was newish technology. I say newish, because it was out for a solid 8 or so months before i built my computer, which meant that alot of the kinks were ironed out, but it was still new enough to be futureproof for awhile. Also what sold me on this processor was the price to performance point. it sets the bar high for a cpu in its price range, and though Intel does possess better performance in the gaming department, i wasn't willing to spend an additional 50 - 100 on an equivalent intel processor. I got it on sale, and am very impressed with its performance in the games i play, and with how economical and cool it runs. Most of the time the processor stays around 25 - 30 degrees depending on ambient temps. I do have it cooled by a 240mm liquid cpu cooler, which i know is overkill, but i like it when my tech keeps its cool. Even at full power it settled in at a minor 62 degrees max.Overall, i'm happy with how its run. I have had zero issues with it in my Gigabyte k7 motherboard and though early on people had issues with ram being forced to run at lower than max settings, my ram worked right out the box once i activated the xmp profile. I would highly recommend for all but the most extreme gamers. Yes Intel has dominated this area for a long time, but with Ryzen, AMD just bashed the sleeping tiger with a hammer. Time will tell if AMD is able to take intels place, or if intel will pull an ace out of its sleeve.

AMD ha pasado 5 años de refritos en la serie FX mientras Intel dominaba el mercado con ligeros incrementos en cada nueva generación. Finalmente, AMD ha vuelto a ser un competidor real tanto en la gama baja y media, como nos tenía acostumbrados, hasta en la alta, con sus Threadripper, gracias a la nueva arquitectura Ryzen.Con la primera generación encontramos un rendimiento multithread que supera con creces a la contraparte de Intel, a la mitad de precio. Cabe señalar que Intel sigue siendo mejor en single thread, por lo que programas que no aprovechan la capacidad multithread se siguen viendo muy beneficiados por Intel (Es decir, Intel sigue siendo el rey del gaming). Pero considerando rendimiento y precio, AMD sale victoriosa. Además, cada vez es más común el streaming mientras se juega, y en este tipo de multitareas es cuando Ryzen vuelve a ser superior.Hablando sobre el producto, el 1600x es el tope de gama dentro del Ryzen 5 de primera generación, con 6 núcleos y 12 threads. Al igual que todos los chips de AMD, está desbloqueado y puedes realizarle OC con una placa base B350 o X370 (La primera más barata y suficiente). Personalmente tengo una Asus B350 Gaming Plus y he realizado OC hasta 4.1.Hablando del OC, cabe recordar que el Ryzen 1600x NO viene con disipador, por lo que deberás comprar uno compatible con AM4.También es importante señalar que Ryzen se beneficia de RAM de altas velocidades. Concretamente 3200 es el punto perfecto de calidad/precio. Revisa la compatibilidad con la placa base a la hora de comprar la RAM, y recuerda que de stock únicamente funciona a 2166: Deberás overclockearla tú, o activar el perfil D.O.C.P.Actualmente ya tenemos la segunda generación de Ryzen (2xxx) que ofrece mejoras a la primera generación, a un precio superior. Las mejoras no son suficientes para justificar la sustitución entre una generación y otra, pero si tienes un PC antiguo o quieres comprar uno nuevo, compra la segunda generación salvo que encuentres un buen precio de la primera.En definitiva, AMD vuelve a ser una gran opción a la hora de montarte el PC, y el 1600x te ofrecerá gran rendimiento a bajo coste.

Vengo de un i5 2500K y la verdad es que el cambio ha sido impresionante. Le recomiendo a todo el mundo que se tire a la piscina y se pase a AMD sin miedo, al menos con este procesador no quedará defraudado.Es especialmente interesante para:- 3D- Multitarea- Video, fotografía, compo...Puede que para GAMING sea más interesante un INTEL (por ejemplo i5 8600K) pero por lo demás una delicia de microprocesador.

En general mucho mejor que lo que ofrece intel (vengo de un i5) por un precio similar. No hay que darle muchas vueltas, lo poco que puede quedar atrás en algún juego queda compensado por todo lo demás. A estas alturas parece que los problemillas que hubo a la salida se han solucionado. Al menos en mi caso fue todo como la seda desde el principio. Ni un problema con poner a 3200 unas corsair lpx.La duda estaba en si 1600 o 1600x. Si no se tiene ganas de ponerse con el oc y estar afinando (algo sencillo pero que requiere su tiempo, sobretodo si no se ha hecho con anterioridad) pues el 1600x. De lo contrario el 1600 es la opción porque además hay que sumar que ya trae un buen disipador.En caso de que no se quiera hacer oc ambos tienen un rendimiento/precio similar.Muy recomendado

Great processor for the price. Able to compete with much more expensive Intel processors, with the feeling of no lag. Improved my gaming performance coming from a a10 chip drastically. Only regret about getting this chip was not considering the regular 1600 more. My motherboard made this chip hard to OC until a future BIOS update and installing my cpu cooler was very finicky and does not look nearly as nice as the one that comes with the 1600. The 1600 is easily the best bang for your buck and honestly overclocking it isn't even that hard. I would only consider the 1600x over the 1600 if I was not comfortable at all with overclocking. Otherwise this is a fantastic chip, definitely the best platform AMD has made yet and brings genuine competitiveness back to the CPU market.

Super easy to install if you already have a Ryzen series Cpu, Works great for all my gaming needs, I have it paired with a Gtx 1070 Founders Gpu and it's rarely the cause of a bottle, if this pair even bottlenecks at all. The single core speed is great for getting things done quick, and the 6 cores 12 threads is great for multitasking or even moderate to heavy Graphic design/good quality video creation (given you have the proper amount of ram, 16gb minimum in my opinion)If you don't already have a Ryzen series Cpu and your planning on getting this Cpu, i would suggest getting something like the Gigabyte AB350M motherboard for a more budget build, but if you plan on overclocking you would be looking at something like the MSI B350M PRO.Overall i am very happy with the performance of the Ryzen Series Cpu's

He de decir que tenía miedo de ver la semana de fabricación del procesador, ya que estos precios tan bajos de amazon normalmente se deben a limpieza del stock sobrante, pero al llegar he visto que fueron fabricados en la 4º semana del 2018 (la fecha de compra fue el 5 de julio de 2018) así que en este apartado todo correcto.¿Por qué elegí la primera generación en vez de la segunda? Porque tiene un precio muchísimo mejor y además no hay mucha diferencia respecto a la segunda.En tareas de renderizado y demás he notado que va fenomenal, mucho mejor que mi antiguo i5 de 4ºgen, en juegos también he notado una mejoría aunque realmente allí influye más la potencia gráfica.

Salió con los filamentos torcidos y con ese maltrato fué imposible poder instalarlo. Y llegó perfectamente empacado pero maltratado. Agrego fotos donde se observa las esquinas con los hilillos torcidos.

Der Prozessor ist wie der Ryzen 5 1600 nur das er Übertaktet ist, deshalb vermute ich mal das X am ende.Zum zocken ist der Prozessor perfekt, was besseres brauch man nicht!Zum Rendern kann man jedoch immer höher Greifen zum ryzen 1700 beispielsweise.Der Prozessor ist Standardmäßig auf 3,2GhZ getaktet, aber da dies die X "Version" ist sind es 3,6GhZ, man kann natürlich auf 4,0GhZ takten oder höher je nachdem was für ein CPU Kühler man hat...Ein CPU Kühler ist nicht mit dabei, deshalb denkt dran einen extra zu Kaufen!Sonst ended dies vielleicht damit dass ihr wie ich 30km weit fahrt und ein kühler für 20€ kauft...

When I bought the 1600X, it was the same price as the 1600, and I already had a cooler (an old Corsair H70 which I fitted onto a X370 motherboard using a $5 AM4 bracket adapter—but I digress). This CPU is overkill for the average gamer, and at a solid price point. I don’t regret switching over to AMD from an Intel processor. N.B.: The product description lists this as a 4.0GHz CPU, but it’s actually clocked at 3.6GHz, but very easy to overclock.

Great chip for the money. While it may lag behind a bit compared to higher clocked CPU's, on a 2k or higher system it keeps pace with much more expensive processors as your GPU bound anyway. Was thinking of waiting for the 8700k, but the performance gain is minimal. AMD will be supporting this socket for a few years so you can grab this chip now and upgrade in 3 years for about the same price as an 8700k...Make sure you overclock it...helps a ton.