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21.6.2017

Pros: Powerful enough to blow the socks off of my old FX-8350, both in single core and in multitasking. It draws less power, produces less heat, and has a much higher thermal ceiling (95 degrees Celsius) than the old Bulldozer core did. This was not a small incremental upgrade. This was a HUGE upgrade and for the price I can't say enough good things about this processor line. And to think...this is just the first iteration of Zen processors! I wonder what Zen+ / Ryzen 2 is going to be like. My Motherboard automatically overclocked the processor to 3.9 GHz without me having to make any modifications whatsoever. Under heavy loads this processor never goes above 48c.I'll be trying for 4.0 GHz later and believe I will be able to easily achieve it.Cons: Didn't come with a stock cooler. Had to get a new backplate for my old AM3+ AIO Water Cooler.Other notes: If you are making the transition from any other architecture then PLEASE READ this information about RAM compatibility. It will save you a ton of headache and trouble down the road.Ryzen Processors scale very well with RAM speeds, both MHz and timings. However, getting anything to run stable above 2666 MHz has been tricky and near impossible for some people. One type of RAM that works pretty well all the way up to DDR4-3466 speeds and at their rated timings, far more reliably than any other, are RAM chips that have single rank & single-sided Samsung B-die memory chip configurations. There are 31 kits that have this configuration that I know of. Yes, those memory kits generally cost more than those that have other Samsung die or SK Hynix but right now the Hynix memory chips are causing all sorts of compatibility problems once you get into overclocking territory (anything above 2400 MHz). I had a "cheapo" kit of 16 GB Corsair LPX DDR4-3000 that after 3 weeks of tireless testing simply wouldn't go past 2666 MHz and would only go that speed at CAS 16. (We're not talking about an old, outdated BIOS here. We're talking about a June BETA BIOS that contains AGESA 1.0.0.6) However, the G.Skill TridentZ Series 16 GB kit works flawlessly and at rated speeds of 3200 MHz at 14-14-14-34 timings. Both kits were on my MBs QVL. The difference? The G.Skill TridentZ uses single rank, single sided Samsung B-die. The model number is F4-3200C14D-16GTZ. The price is high and it goes out of stock regularly now because Ryzen users are aware of it's superior stability when compared to other ram types. Don't have the money to spend on your ram? I get it. Then my recommendation would be to get a solid 2400 or 2666 kit and stay away from 3000 - 3200 kits for a while until the majority of Motherboards have their Hynix compatibility problems sorted out. I believe the Hynix problems will be sorted eventually and if you can settle for running at lower-than-rated speeds for a while and hope / pray for a fix down the road then have at it. But make no mistake, the benchmark tests are very conclusive that the differences between 2666 @ 16-18-18-38 and 3200 @ 14-14-14-34 are HUGE.Do some google searching on this subject before you buy if you need further convincing. If you go the cheap route on memory you are limiting your processor's ability to amaze you.
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25.5.2017

Excellent processor with a great price. Better than some high end intel processors. The only issues are with the motherboards since the platform is so new, it will just be a matter of patience and learning. If you already have a good cpu cooler go for the R5 1600x if you don't than get the R5 1600. A lot of reviewers have said that people should get the 1600 instead of the 1600x because it comes with a cooler and because you can overclock it to similar speeds. Parts of that statement are true, such as being a better value because of the cooler. Where I don't agree is in the fact that you can overclock it. As I said,the motherboards are all still pretty new and not everyone is able to achieve the same clock speeds as well as the same ram speed due to the fairly new BIOSs. If you want a faster processor without having to deal with the overclocking and already have a good cooler, buy the R5 1600x. If you are willing to experiment with the bios and deal with overclocking issues or wait for better motherboards than get the R5 1600. Some people might ask, is better than the I5 7600k? The answer depends on what you want. If all you want is to play games at its highest performance and not have anything else open (such as browser tabs and other programs) then by all means get the I5. That was a joke. Although the i5 gets a few more fps on average, the lack of cores restricts you from doing anything else while gaming. Meanwhile with the R5 1600x you will be getting 3-5 fps less than with intel but you will be able to do more at once without having to stress the processor so much. Another thing to keep in mind is that to use a intel K chip you need to buy a more expensive motherboard to overclock it, meanwhile with amd you can overclock the chip (although the process is a little more tidious) with almost every motherboard that's being sold today. In terms of price this is a better value than i5 and i7. And in terms of performance it is on par with both the i5 and i7.
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18.2.2019

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.
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14.6.2017

Imagine an Intel CPU, but better in every conceivable way besides the hilarity of their included round, hot, and bad coolersThis thing seriously ripped Intel a new one for me. I know there was a lot of fanboys and dishonest press rigging their benchmarks to find a way to get Ryzen to run worse, and the sheer extent that they went to (DirectX 9, 1600x900, two core limitation) really turned me onto this chip in the first place. When you use all 12 threads, this isn't just 20% faster than an equivalent Intel chip. It's literally almost two times as fast... for less money. Not a day goes by where I kill an opponent online only to realize that my 1600X was actually responsible,because their flimsy $200 i3 was stuttering and burning out.AMD saw that Bulldozer wasn't as good as the public wanted, so what did they do? They closed their doors, shipped the 8350 to hold people over, and they hired Jim Keller to help build the second coming of the Athlon 64 (which was on top until Intel committed unforgivable crimes against the free market, such as sabotaging their compiler as discovered by Agner Fog, as well as bribing Dell and HP and others to not buy AMD anymore, and AMD almost went bankrupt).Justice has never been so sweet. Intel recently tried to save face by releasing a Xeon rebranded as an i9, but it's completely missing half the features people want and it's EXTREMELY expensive. Not like 2x the price, though. We're talking low multiples.In five years, we will look back at Ryzen and see that it's responsible for saving the CPU market from permanent doom under the rule of a greedy blue monopoly that doesn't even know what its customers want anymore (I mean, come on! Investing all their CPU money into cell phones only to win one Atom tablet in 2013 was a pretty stupid idea).
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19.3.2018

Devastating multi-threaded performance. Doesn't need much of a cooler to keep it happy at 3.9 to 4.1 GHz, since the architecture sips power at those clock speeds. I have my chip at 4.0 on 1.39375 volts of power, and the Scythe Mugen 5 that cools it is about as loud as a mime even under load conditions. Intel has better single-threaded performance, to be sure, but Zen is a server-first process and the power efficiency really shows on the desktop. Sure, you can buy a Core i5-8600K and get it to near 5 GHz, but you'd better consider bolting a nuclear reactor to your machine first.At the above voltage and with all 12 threads fully loaded, the CPU package pulls around 108 watts. That's all.13 watts above its rated TDP, which means any heatsink more advanced than, say, a solid block of unrefined tin will have no issues keeping it chilly. If you want the maximum speed you can possibly get, of course you'll want an AIO. But you don't NEED one to overclock this thing. Oh, and by the way, you won't need to buy a new motherboard in a few months because the manufacturer suddenly decides to switch a few socket pins around and charge you an extra $150 or more for the privilege. BIOS updates will get you to the Ryzen refresh in a month or so.That, coincidentally, is the only reason you wouldn't want this CPU right now; you're waiting for the Ryzen 5 2600X. Either way, these six-core beauties are the sweetest spot in desktop processors right now and it's only going to get better from here.
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17.7.2018

*bought from Scan*Wow. The hype from AMD's 4-year hiatus from the mainstream CPU market makes all the sense! For the price, performance is stellar, no doubt. Although you trade off single-thread performance in lieu of multi-core performance, it's definitely worth it!- One small sidenote is that after 6 months of moderate to heavy workloads, a liquid AIO may be the best bet for performance and temps (see the photos) - Coolermaster's Masterliquid 120 is a solid pairing from experience; even then, expect 60 degree Celsius (140F) max load temps.~Also, for any buyers:~- You will need to buy an aftermarket cooler-To take full advantage of XFR and Precision Boost,a high-quality B350 or X370 board is required (MSI's B350 Tomahawk Arctic is a good bet)-DDR4 speeds are capped @ 2667 MHz - although different chipsets and BIOS revisions may alter thisOverall, definitely a compelling offer for the price - although heavier workloads may benefit from a 1700X or even an 1800. (although with an overclock you can almost match a 1700 performance-wise)
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17.2.2018

Ryzen 5 1600X CPU: I recently bought this in place of the 1600 standard version as they wouldn't ship that one to Ireland on Prime, and because I didn't need the CPU fan that comes standard with the 1600 version (and not on the 1600X). I had an old Intel i3-2100 before this, and what an upgrade it has been! I read and watched a lot of reviews before settling on this, and I was strongly considering the Intel i5-8600k until I realised that the Intel CPU cost so much more for very little gaming performance upgrade. Both have 6 cores, etc. etc., and I liked that the AMDs ran cooler too. The new generation games will run better on AMD, as the Playstations and others are adapting to Ryzen CPUs and multiple cores,so I would recommend a Ryzen 5 to anyone who games, and a Ryzen 7 to high performance multi-taskers. I coupled this with an AsRock AB350 Pro4 mboard and a Noctua NH-U14S (with the AMD4 add-on kit), and it's been working like a dream. Installation was easy, and the manuals are very good and easy to understand. Great CPU, highly recommend.
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28.12.2018

I recently bought the Ryzen 3 1300G and I was pretty happy with it. It was fast and the graphics were good, especially given that I am not a gamer. For Christmas my son decided to buy me this CPU and a basic graphics card (GTX 1050). Installing it was a fun project. But the difference in performance was immense! This is obvious when you use it, but I had also tested it using Cinebench benchmarks. Overall the CPU performed over twice as well as the Ryzen 3. If you are interested in numbers the Ryzen 3 came it at a respectable 505, the Ryzen 5 1600X at 1135 outperforming top of the range i7 processors. The graphics card benchmark was 93.8 FPS, and I suspect this amazing performance must be because of the CPU.But as I said the improvement over my original setup was so obvious there was no need for the benchmark.If you are building a new system based around AMD this would be a really good choice. As far as I can tell there are no compromises.
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20.4.2017

This is the Ryzen "gaming CPU" to get. It will match or beat Ryzen 7 1800X - it's essentially a Ryzen 1800Xwith 2 cores disabled.Why does that make it better? because it has the same cache as the 1800X and with 2 less cores; eg has more cache per core AND more thermal headroom to boost single thread work AND it's practically half the cost of the 1800XAMD hardware runs the PS4 and Xbox CPU/GPU platform. New gaming titles coming out will be Ryzen optimised and will be better than intel CPUs offer at lower cost. Just look at the optimisation Ashes of the Singularity or Dota 2 have made.With specific game optimizations for Ryzen it can beat an i7 7700k and you get to pay less for it too.Things to keep in mind:1.Currently Ryzen CPUs run best with AMD GPUs (some performance/latency issues with nvidia cards at certain resolutions)2.There are some installation difficulties with Ryzen CPUs and Windows 7 (although there are workarounds)
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21.6.2019

This was a replacement for a Ryzen 5 1500X that took a dump, it is paired with a Asrock B450M Pro4, 32GB of G.Skill FalreX DDR4 RAM, NVIDIA 1060 6GB and Intel M.2 drive and a 2GB HDD. Nothing is overclocked except for the graphics card. Can't sweat it, even with running three full games such as Rust, Fortnite and Ark at the same time while running two different Minecraft servers, Twitch, youtube and ten million other open tabs all at stock speeds.Great value, worked out of the box, really fast, max FPS on a G-Sync monitor on all games. I also have rigs with Ryzen 7 1700 and a 1700X; there is a considerable difference in speed and stability between the 1500X and 1600X,but no discernible difference between the 1600X and 1700 or 1700X.I think I'll get another one for a micro-ATX mini-gaming build as the price is considerably less than a 1700 in price and better performance than the 1500X. It's the perfect "just right" processor right now.
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14.2.2020

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.
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12.8.2017

I dropped one star due to some issues I had with the 1600x, original it was working perfectly however it appears I received a faulty chip and after some usage started to crash my PC.After changing to the 1700, my PC has been a lot more responsive and I have left the CPU on stock settings and run a stress test for 48 hours to see if we run into any issues like the 1600x which was also on stock.Also I would recommend the 1600 non x version for most users over the 1600x, better value for money and if you intend to overclock they can reach and sometimes exceed the 1600x stock settings with ease.However my bad luck shouldn't take away from AMD's comeback and the Ryzen 5 series is a very good processorfor those that cannot justify the Intel pricing structure.See my Ryzen 7 1700 review for more information on that variant. I will edit and continue to update as I use it.
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9.12.2018

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.
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15.8.2017

I was very unsure about whether or not to buy such a new CPU to the market, my previous CPU was an FX8350 which was OK but the Ryzen 1600x is so much better than the FX. I mostly play games and since I have had the Ryzen all of my games run so much better and I have not noticed any performace drop in the speed of my PC doing any other tasks (I dont do video encoding etc). Does this beat an i5 or i7? I dont really care if it does or not but I am very happy with the performance and I have had no problems with Bios that I have read about online. I have a gigabyte ga-ab350m-gaming 3 Mobo and all I did was update the Bios to the latest version.Very highly recommended.What I bought with this CPUGigabyte ga-ab350m-gaming 3HyperX Savage DDR4 HX424C12SB2K2/8 8 GBARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 (good CPU fan but AM3+ ones still fit the mobo)
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27.1.2018

The new Ryzen architecture is great! I'll admit to being an AMD fanboy, no shame. But I don't hate on Intel, and intact think they make great processors (save for Meltdown and Spectre).But price to performance speaks, and AMD kills it. $200 gets you a 6 core, 12 thread little beast. Mine OCed to 4.0GHz at 1.40v and tears through anything I need it to. I do pretty general tasks and semi heavy gaming with bits of Photoshop and blender 3D modelling thrown in as a hobby. Coupled with a Samsung 960 Evo for an OS drive and 3200mhz Trident.Z(nonRGB) ram, windows 10 Pro loads in less than 20 seconds on a cold boot, and is lightning fast on everything.Curious to see where Ryzen 2 is going to go later this year,but that only means these will only drop in price, and will then be even MORE recommended by me. AND, back in the game.
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