Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1344 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 19% better in Valorant than Ryzen 7 1700 - 872 vs 734 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €290.43 vs €383.56
- Up to 9% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 5950X - €0.4 vs €0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
734
84%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€290.43
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 6586 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Vermeer | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |