AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Processor comparisons   04-02-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Blender, AIDA64, Furmark, MATLAB, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Prime95, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fortnite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Watch Dogs Legion
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Overwatch
Fallout 76
Grand Theft Auto V
Last Man Standing
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Valorant
Valheim
Borderlands 3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 PRO 5945

61%

Ryzen 5 1600

53%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is 13% better than Ryzen 5 1600. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 PRO 5945

57%

Ryzen 5 1600

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Control, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	100.5	93.8
Valorant	114.2	106.6
Cyberpunk 2077	63.9	59.7
Apex Legends	107.3	100.2
Call of Duty Warzone	85.6	79.9
Overwatch	92.5	86.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.8	73.6
DOOM Eternal	57.1	53.3
Warzone	89.1	83.1
Assassin's Creed	95.9	89.5
Valheim	94.8	88.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 PRO 5945

91%

Ryzen 5 1600

47%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 1600 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	271	147
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3624	1094
Cinbench 20 Single-core	637	357
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8279	2501
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1735	900
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	22766	6230

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Single-Core	3335	2063
Multi-Core	37859	12340

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Single-Core	1775	932
Multi-Core	12233	5690

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	April 11, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Vermeer	Summit Ridge
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen
Generation	5	2
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	2800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	2667
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache	6MB	3MB
L3 cache	64MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD1600BBM6IAE YD1600BBAEBOX YD1600BBAEMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 1600 is 6% better than Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 has 6 more core than Ryzen 5 1600. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is better: 3
However, it should be realized that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 1600 specs and review.