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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600 is 857 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 7% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 7 1700X - 179 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - £99.99 vs £275.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 7 1700X - £0.56 vs £1.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
179
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£99.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor - YD170XBCAEWOF
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Matisse | 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 |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 7 1700X
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
50 FPS
£58.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£2,913.7
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96 FPS
£15.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
In Stock
60 FPS
£52.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,166.82
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