Is the AMD Ryzen 1600 (12 nm) A good cpu for the price?

[Guest C W]

So I'm trying to build a budget PC and i was wondering if the AMD Ryzen 1600 (12 nm) was a good CPU for the price.

[WhitetailAni]

Well, what is the price?

[Guest C W]

Here is the full build 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cDcKYg

(I have a GPU that i'm going to use)

[Guest C W]

It's $150.

[Guest C W]

Ok, I'd say its a good price/performance ratio.

[Ykcud]

You can get one for less on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133901521157?hash=item1f2d271105%3Ag%3AgWQAAOSwLp5hZNlo&LH_BIN=1

[Action_Johnson]

I don't think I'd buy a 1600 for $150. Can you get a 2600, 1600AF, or maybe an i5 9th-gen or newer used for $150? 

[RONOTHAN##]

2 minutes ago, C W said:

It's $150.

I wouldn't spend more than $80 on that CPU, and that's being generous. It's 4 years old, and it cost about $200 when it was first released. Go for an i5 10400, it performs a lot better and costs very similarly.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k9ChW3

 

For strictly gaming, get this. If you really need 6 cores, go for something used from AMD.

[GuiltySpark_]

I feel like a system around a 10400f would be a better buy these days. 1600 isn't a great chip.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

7 minutes ago, Action_Johnson said:

I don't think I'd buy a 1600 for $150. Can you get a 2600, 1600AF, or maybe an i5 9th-gen or newer used for $150? 

Its is a 1600af.

The 1600 (non af) is the 14nm one, the 1600af is the 12nm one]

 

 

 

Overall this build needs some work

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HmLT8J

would offer much more performance for not much more price

 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

12 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

I wouldn't spend more than $80 on that CPU, and that's being generous. It's 4 years old, and it cost about $200 when it was first released. Go for an i5 10400, it performs a lot better and costs very similarly.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/k9ChW3

 

For strictly gaming, get this. If you really need 6 cores, go for something used from AMD.

The 1600af launched at 80$, no?
It was famous for being the 80$ 6 core for several monthws before supply went down and price went up

[RONOTHAN##]

1 minute ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

The 1600af launched at 80$, no?
It was famous for being the 80$ 6 core for several monthws before supply went down and price went up

Never new that, I thought it was just the tradition Ryzen 5 1600 which cost about $200 new. My point still stands, I paid less for a 2700X brand new two years ago, but the more you know

[Helpful Tech Witch]

3 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Never new that, I thought it was just the tradition Ryzen 5 1600 which cost about $200 new. My point still stands, I paid less for a 2700X brand new two years ago, but the more you know

Yeah, since the 1600af wasnt a "reall" product, just what amd had to do to make the chip still, it was just put in at what the 1600(14nm) was being sold at at the time

[SupaKomputa]

For $150, get a 2600, or a new 10400.

You probably can get a USED 3600 for $160-180, if you're lucky.

[BondiBlue]

36 minutes ago, C W said:

It's $150.

I wouldn't pay that much for such an old CPU (even if it is a slightly newer version). I paid $140 two years ago for a brand new R7 2700. 

[YoungBlade]

How about this? It is more expensive, but you're getting a 3600 instead of a 1600AF.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yVG4y4

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($209.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus Prime B450M-A II Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($67.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 Memory  ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Cougar MX331 MESH ATX Mid Tower Case  ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA B5 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ EVGA)
Total: $470.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-10-13 21:08 EDT-0400

[Imglidinhere]

1 hour ago, Ykcud said:

You can get one for less on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133901521157?hash=item1f2d271105%3Ag%3AgWQAAOSwLp5hZNlo&LH_BIN=1

That's not the same 1600. The one the OP is talking about is the 1600 AF, which is pretty much a 2600 but clocked 100MHz slower.

[xg32]

1 hour ago, C W said:

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10400f is the same price and alot faster, i would not touch zen 1 and zen+ atm, and zen 2 would have to be dirt cheap.

[Mister Woof]

I would not buy a first generation Ryzen for anything but office duty in 2021. It was slow when it first came out, and it's even slower now. 

 

Speaking from personal experience, it was slower at most tasks than my 2013 era i5-4570.