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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 1600 is 40 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Performs up to 1% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 1700 - 121 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$250.0 vs CA$403.64
- Up to 38% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$2.07 vs CA$3.36 per FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.0 GHz Eight Core AM4 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler (YD1700BBAEBOX)
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Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
121
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.07/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$250
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (YD1600BBAFBOX)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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