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AMD Ryzen 5 1600

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Review – by PCMag

Reasons To Buy

  • Six cores and 12 threads for half the price of Intel's similarly outfitted Core i7-6800K; consistently topped pricier Core i7-7700K on tests that take advantage of all available cores; cooler included in the box (unlike with the Ryzen 5 1600X)

Reasons To Avoid

  • 1080p gaming and single-core performance still lag behind comparable "Kaby Lake" chips