AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +1%

943

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +25%

8046

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

1007

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +3%

1039

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +1%

4364

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

953

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +3%

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +5%

6212

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

1981

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +10%

2197

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +13%

14717

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

13019

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

VS

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

General Parameters

Mar 2017

Release Date

Apr 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

AM4

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

36x

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 7 1700

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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