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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600 is 413 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$305.04 vs CA$343.92
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Ryzen 7 1700 - 182 vs 181 FPS
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler (YD1700BBAEBOX)
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700 or Ryzen 5 2600
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
67 FPS
CA$43.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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82 FPS
CA$93.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$7,684.76
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