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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 7 3800X is 857 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 161 vs 156 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $225.0 vs $295.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 3800X - $1.44 vs $1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Ryzen 7 1700X
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
42 FPS
$42.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,774.98
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45 FPS
$51.07/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
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49 FPS
$34.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,679
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