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$195
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Prices and StockMSRP $799
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MSRP $799
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 Ryzen 7 1700
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $195.00 vs $343.99
- Up to 40% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.26 vs $2.10 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 1700 - 164 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700 - 32 vs 16 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | 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 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1700 or Ryzen 9 5950X
With selected game settings
59 FPS
$22.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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59 FPS
$24.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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54 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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95 FPS
$59.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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73 FPS
$39.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
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164 FPS
$31.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$5,099.99
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45 FPS
$48.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
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22 FPS
$115.91/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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$195
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$195
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$197
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$195
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$195
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$149
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$195
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$195
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$195
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$179
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$195
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$195
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$195
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$332.61
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$195
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$117.06
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$195
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Ryzen 9 7900X
$379
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
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Ryzen 9 5900X
$289.02
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$283.49
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$172
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
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$269.95
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$195
vs
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$499
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$195
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$144.59
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$129.29
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$195
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$129.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
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$899.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$172.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
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$417.61
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
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$744.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
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$319.99
Ryzen 7 1700
$195
vs
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$309
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$195
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$133.45
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$195
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$182.99
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$195
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$432.98