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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 4% better in HITMAN 3 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 203 vs 196 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - £94.99 vs £275.0
- 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
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1088
68.12773951158422%
Multi-Core
5574
80.97036606624056%
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
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
75 FPS
£25.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,921.31
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127 FPS
£12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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86 FPS
£25.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,155.77
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