AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +30%

1234

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +4%

4457

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

4269

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +3%

971

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +62%

6302

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3880

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +10%

2313

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +64%

15538

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

9465

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

General Parameters

Mar 2017

Release Date

Sep 2018

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

12 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

8

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

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

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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