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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1344 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £275.0 vs £329.99
- Up to 11% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 5950X - £1.64 vs £1.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 179 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 32 vs 16 threads
Forza Horizon 5
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor - YD170XBCAEWOF
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
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Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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