The Ryzen 5 1600X is from AMD's first-generation Zen architecture. The processor comes with 6 cores and 12 threads which is enough for handling games and CPU-intensive work. The processor supports AM4 based socket type and dual-channel architecture.
Along with it, the processor has a base clock speed of 3.6 GHz which can turbo boost up to 4.0 GHz and is unlocked for overclocking - but with this processor, you've to separately buy the thermal solution.