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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 413 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 4% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 147 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - CA$125.0 vs CA$130.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor (YD170XBCAEWOF)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 7 1700X
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
14 FPS
CA$199.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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