AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 with 8 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +1%

943

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +25%

8046

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +3%

1039

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

1007

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +1%

4364

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +3%

988

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

953

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5881

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +5%

6212

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +10%

2197

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

1981

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

13019

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +13%

14717

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Mar 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Zen

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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