[SOLVED] R5 1600 or R5 3500....?

[Shivam541141]

I have to build a new PC and I am so confused right now between Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 3500. This build is actually focused on video editing and not any kind of gaming, so I would be using either GT 1030 or RX 560. Please help me find out which is better because at my location Ryzen 5 1600 and 3500 have very little price difference. Or I should go with some other processor?

 

[dchen2105]

A Ryzen 5 1600 is an older generation than a Ryzen 5 3600. The "Ryzen" is the branding of the CPU. Ryzen is currently AMDs consumer level of chip. The single "5" refers to the tier of Ryzen CPU it is, with 3 being lowest, 5 middle, 7 high and 9 highest. The first of the 4 digits(the "1" and the "3") denote the generation. The Ryzen 5 1600 is the first(oldest) generation of Ryzen CPUs, the Ryzen 5 3600 is the third(currently newest, soon to be superceded by the 4th gen). The last 3 numbers are sort of "sub-tiers" within the 3, 5, 7, 9 tier system.

So the Ryzen 5 3600 will be much stronger than the Ryzen 5 1600. You can always search up the power of either of them by searching "Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 5 1600". UserBenchmark is fairly reputable and I trust it. Just keep in mind that the benchmarks can't accurately predict how well the CPU will run on select applications, just in general.

Depending on what sort of video editing you're doing, a Ryzen 5 3600 could be too little, perfect amount or too much. Keep in mind that the Ryzen 4000 generation will be dropping soon. As for other CPUs, take a look at CPUs made by Intel, which would be the i3, i5, i7, i9s. Luckily AMD essentially copied the naming system that Intel used, so the naming system is fairly similar between the two companies. AMD is currently your undisputable best bet for any non-gaming rig at the moment. As for GPU, an RX 580 8GB is the best value in any GPU imo.

Please let me know what sort of video editing you're looking to do and I can recommend a build for you.

Good luck!

 

[dorsai]

The Ryzen 3500 only has a 16mb cpu cache same as the 1600...I'd be surprised if it was faster than the 1600 in apps that can actually use 12 threads even though it's giving up 500mhz on the cores. Can you afford a 2600 ? That would be better than both if you can manage it.

 

[Shivam541141]

A Ryzen 5 1600 is an older generation than a Ryzen 5 3600. The "Ryzen" is the branding of the CPU. Ryzen is currently AMDs consumer level of chip. The single "5" refers to the tier of Ryzen CPU it is, with 3 being lowest, 5 middle, 7 high and 9 highest. The first of the 4 digits(the "1" and the "3") denote the generation. The Ryzen 5 1600 is the first(oldest) generation of Ryzen CPUs, the Ryzen 5 3600 is the third(currently newest, soon to be superceded by the 4th gen). The last 3 numbers are sort of "sub-tiers" within the 3, 5, 7, 9 tier system.

So the Ryzen 5 3600 will be much stronger than the Ryzen 5 1600. You can always search up the power of either of them by searching "Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 5 1600". UserBenchmark is fairly reputable and I trust it. Just keep in mind that the benchmarks can't accurately predict how well the CPU will run on select applications, just in general.

Depending on what sort of video editing you're doing, a Ryzen 5 3600 could be too little, perfect amount or too much. Keep in mind that the Ryzen 4000 generation will be dropping soon. As for other CPUs, take a look at CPUs made by Intel, which would be the i3, i5, i7, i9s. Luckily AMD essentially copied the naming system that Intel used, so the naming system is fairly similar between the two companies. AMD is currently your undisputable best bet for any non-gaming rig at the moment. As for GPU, an RX 580 8GB is the best value in any GPU imo.

Please let me know what sort of video editing you're looking to do and I can recommend a build for you.

Good luck!

Well, it would be something like 1440p 60gps to 4k 30 fps.

 

[dchen2105]

Well, it would be something like 1440p 60gps to 4k 30 fps.

Ok, I don't know enough about video editing to suggest somthing nvm. Tried to do research and it just sends super mixed messages. This one article said that an i7(no gen listed) is recommended for 4K video editing offline, but then also said that CPU doesn't really matter too much since GPU can also help out. So I'm supposed to buy a 300 dollar CPU that doesn't really make a difference? Just no

 

[Shivam541141]

The Ryzen 3500 only has a 16mb cpu cache same as the 1600...I'd be surprised if it was faster than the 1600 in apps that can actually use 12 threads even though it's giving up 500mhz on the cores. Can you afford a 2600 ? That would be better than both if you can manage it.

I was confused because, R5 1600 has 6 more threads but R5 3500 has new process technology and based on 7nm. So which will benifit more? The price of R5 2600 is little higher than both at my location and I am trying to get the best thing for low price.

 

[dchen2105]

I was confused because, R5 1600 has 6 more threads but R5 3500 has new process technology and based on 7nm. So which will benifit more? The price of R5 2600 is little higher than both at my location and I am trying to get the best thing for low price.

Isn't the Ryzen 5 3500U a laptop CPU? And please mention country so I can give you the best recommendation in the price range.

 

[Shivam541141]

Isn't the Ryzen 5 3500U a laptop CPU? And please mention country so I can give you the best recommendation in the price range.

Hey, its a desktop CPU I am not talking about 3500U. I am talking about R5 3500. Here, in India, R5 3500 is a 6 core 6 thread 3rd gen CPU.
Here, the online prices are different, but in the market near me, prices of both are almost the same. R5 1600 for 8000 rupees and R5 3500 for 9000 rupees.

 

[Rocky6]

Hey, its a desktop CPU I am not talking about 3500U. I am talking about R5 3500. Here, in India, R5 3500 is a 6 core 6 thread 3rd gen CPU.
Here, the online prices are different, but in the market near me, prices of both are almost the same. R5 1600 for 8000 rupees and R5 3500 for 9000 rupees.

now its 21000 rs

 

[Shivam541141]

<Mod Edit> just got real, but I'm sure you would be talking about the online market.

 

[dchen2105]

Hey, its a desktop CPU I am not talking about 3500U. I am talking about R5 3500. Here, in India, R5 3500 is a 6 core 6 thread 3rd gen CPU.
Here, the online prices are different, but in the market near me, prices of both are almost the same. R5 1600 for 8000 rupees and R5 3500 for 9000 rupees.

Okay, sorry, never heard of it before. Looking at PCPartPicker(should have most, if not all online prices), the Ryzen 3 3100 is at just under 9000 rupees. It will beat the Ryzen 5 1600 by a fair margine, but falls behind the Ryzen 5 3500 by under 10% difference.

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1600-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-3100/3919vsm1148404

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-3500-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-3100/4053vsm1148404

No other recommendations since I can't get any prices to you. Would recommend using UserBenchmark to compare CPUs and make your own judgement on price.

 

[Shivam541141]

But R3 3100 is 4 core CPU and R5 3500 and 1600 are 6 core CPU, then how R3 3100 is going to benefit me in video editing with 2 less core?

 

[Shivam541141]

And as far as I know, userbenchmark is totally based on single-core test.
You can check it on their website. So definitely, R3 3100 will perform better in single-core.

 

[dorsai]

I was confused because, R5 1600 has 6 more threads but R5 3500 has new process technology and based on 7nm. So which will benifit more? The price of R5 2600 is little higher than both at my location and I am trying to get the best thing for low price.

The 1600 would be faster in multicore workloads than the 3500 since the cpu memory cache is the same size and process improvements of the 3500 wont be enough to overcome 6 extra cores...in single core it would go the other way due to the process improvements the 3500 could be up to 20% faster depending on application.