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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 1700X is 40 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Performs up to 1% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Ryzen 5 1600 - 84 vs 83 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - CA$250.0 vs CA$390.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Ryzen 7 1700X - CA$3.01 vs CA$4.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
84
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.64/FPS
64%
Price, CA$
CA$390
64%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor (YD170XBCAEWOF)
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In Stock
Updated 182 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
83
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.01/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$250
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (YD1600BBAFBOX)
Buy for CA$250 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 182 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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