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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1600X 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 1600X is 40 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Ryzen 7 1700 - 170 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$302.62 vs CA$405.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$1.78 vs CA$2.4 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.0 GHz Eight Core AM4 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler (YD1700BBAEBOX)
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
170
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.78/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$302.62
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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