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CA$100
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 3700X is 817 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - CA$100.00 vs CA$193.71
- Up to 44% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 7 3700X - CA$0.79 vs CA$1.42 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 7% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 5 1600 - 136 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 16 vs 12 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
127
93%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$100
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD1600BBAEBOX)
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Updated 80 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
136
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.42/FPS
56%
Price, CA$
CA$193.71
51%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
Buy for CA$193.71 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 79 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 7 3700X
With selected game settings
25 FPS
CA$65.13/FPS
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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33 FPS
CA$114.56/FPS
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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