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Ryzen 5 1600 (AF)

AMD desktop processor · Ryzen 2000 series · launched October 2019

Launch price
$85
≈ $110 in 2026 dollars
Cores / threads
6 / 12
16 MB L3 cache
Rated power
65 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Ryzen 5 1600 (AF) launched at $85 in 2019. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $110 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 29% rise over 7 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2019 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorAMD
SeriesRyzen 2000 series
LaunchedOctober 2019
Launch price$85
SocketAM4
Cores / threads6 / 12
Base clock3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB
Rated power65 W (TDP)
Tier5-series

The AMD 5-series over time

AMD desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Ryzen 5 16002017$219$29695
Ryzen 5 1600X2017$249$33697
Ryzen 5 2400G2018$169$22364
Ryzen 5 26002018$199$262101
Ryzen 5 2600X2018$229$302105
Ryzen 5 3400G2019$149$19366
Ryzen 5 36002019$199$258129
Ryzen 5 3600X2019$249$322132
Ryzen 5 1600 (AF)2019$85$110—
Ryzen 5 3500X2019——85
Ryzen 5 3600XT2020$249$318136
Ryzen 5 4600G2020$154$197119
Ryzen 5 5600X2020$299$382147
Ryzen 5 5600G2021$259$316141
Ryzen 5 45002022$129$146118
Ryzen 5 55002022$159$180133

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