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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1344 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 12% better in Remnant II than Ryzen 7 1700X - 95 vs 85 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $118.00 vs $195.00
- Up to 46% better value when playing Remnant II than Ryzen 7 1700X - $1.24 vs $2.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$118
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1700X or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
32 FPS
$31.4/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$195
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$172.99
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