AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Ryzen 5 2600X: performance comparison
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8-cores against the 3.6 GHz Ryzen 5 2600X with 6-cores. On this page, you’ll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
- Review
- Differences
- Performance
- Specs
- Comments
Review
General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700X
44
Ryzen 5 2600X
49
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Ryzen 7 1700X
30
Ryzen 5 2600X
26
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Ryzen 7 1700X
44
Ryzen 5 2600X
47
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Ryzen 7 1700X
40
Ryzen 5 2600X
41
Key Differences
What are the key differences between 2600X and 1700X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Newer — released 1-year and 1-month later
- More modern manufacturing process – 12 versus 14 nanometers
- 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.
2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz)
- Around 3.97 GB/s (10%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test — 1048 vs 944 points
Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 7 1700X
974
Ryzen 5 2600X
+12%
1087
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 1700X
+16%
8750
Ryzen 5 2600X
7517
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 7 1700X
2084
Ryzen 5 2600X
+14%
2370
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 1700X
+11%
15538
Ryzen 5 2600X
13981
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 7 1700X
937
Ryzen 5 2600X
+12%
1048
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 1700X
+9%
6302
Ryzen 5 2600X
5787
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Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 2600X
General
| Vendor | AMD | AMD |
| Released | March 2, 2017 | April 19, 2018 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3. 4 GHz |
3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 36x |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 4. 8 billions |
4.8 billions |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| TDP | 95 W | 95 W |
| Peak temperature | 95°C | 95°C |
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2933 |
| Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 39.74 GB/s | 43.71 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
| Official site | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X official page | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3. 0 |
3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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Ryzen 7 1700X
3 (42.9%)
Ryzen 5 2600X
4 (57.1%)
Total votes: 7
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Key Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X’s Advantages
Released 1 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
974
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
+11%
1087
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
+16%
8750
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7517
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
2084
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
+13%
2370
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
+11%
15538
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13981
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
937
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
+11%
1048
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
+8%
6302
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5787
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
949
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
+22%
1164
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
4457
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
+17%
5236
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
General Parameters
Mar 2017
Release Date
Apr 2018
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen
Core Architecture
Zen+
AM4
Socket
AM4
No
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
12 nm
AM4
Socket
AM4
95 W
Power Consumption
95 W
95
Peak Operating Temperature
95
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
3.
4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
100MHz
Bus Frequency
100MHz
34x
Multiplier
36x
96K per core
L1 Cache
96K per core
512K per core
L2 Cache
512K per core
16MB shared
L3 Cache
16MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
64GB
Max Memory Size
64GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
39.
74 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
43.71 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Official Website
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
20
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