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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 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 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 7 1700 - 202 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $99.97 vs $195.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 7 1700 - $0.49 vs $0.98 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 7 1700
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
19 FPS
$52.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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