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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 7700 is 2104 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700 - CA$393.92 vs CA$438.98
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700
- Performs up to 75% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 569 vs 325 FPS
- Up to 36% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$0.77 vs CA$1.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
569
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$438.98
89%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Ryzen 7 7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Ryzen 7 7700
With selected game settings
442 FPS
CA$4.27/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$5.13/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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