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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 413 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 1% better in HITMAN 3 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 198 vs 196 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - £195.0 vs £275.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Ryzen 7 1700X - £0.98 vs £1.4 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
198
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
100%
Price, £
£195
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor - YD170XBCAEWOF
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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