The cheapest six-core processor has become even better: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is now built on Zen+

Despite the fact that third generation AMD Ryzen processors (3000 series) are already on the market, some models of first generation Ryzen chips (1000 series) are still quite popular. And steady demand seems to have prompted AMD to take a rather strange step - to start selling more advanced processors from the Ryzen 5 family under the guise of Ryzen 1600 2000.

The first thing that distinguishes the new versions of the Ryzen 5 1600 from the “original” ones is the complete cooling system. Previously, the Ryzen 5 1600 came with Wraith Spire, while the new version comes with the simpler Wraith Stealth. Also, among the external differences, you can pay attention to the model number: before it looked like YD1600BBAEBOX, and now YD1600BBAFBOX. In the first case, the marked letters indicate the B1 stepping, which is inherent specifically in the Ryzen 1000 on the Zen architecture, while in the second - the B2 stepping, which indicates Ryzen 2000 chips with the Zen+ architecture.

The CPU-Z utility also confirms that new versions of the Ryzen 5 1600 are built on crystals with B2 stepping, and also indicates that this processor is made using a 12 nm process technology and belongs to the Pinnacle Ridge family, while the “original” Ryzen 5 1600 were produced according to 14nm standards and belonged to Summit Ridge. Users of the new Ryzen 5 1600 note that the processors have a higher IPC, support RAM modules with higher frequencies, and operate at higher clock speeds themselves. As a result, the new product has become almost a copy of the Ryzen 5 2600.

Based on all this, we can say with confidence that AMD is now selling more advanced processors belonging to the next generation of Ryzen chips under the guise of Ryzen 5 1600. Undoubtedly, the end user only benefits from this AMD strategy - he gets a processor with better characteristics for the same money. Note that such processors have been encountered before, but only occasionally, and now they have become publicly available. For example, on Amazon You can buy an “improved” Ryzen 5 1600 for as little as $85.

Source: 3dnews.ru