Core i5 vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	750	1773
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.43	6.79
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$212 (0.6x MSRP)	$191

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 1700 has 39% better value for money than Core i5.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i5 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	no data
Threads	16	no data
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	no data
L3 cache	16384 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i5 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	FMA3	no data
AVX	+	no data
XFR	-	no data
SenseMI	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i5 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Core i5.

PCIe version	n/a	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Core i5 by 341% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.58	2.17
Recency	2 March 2017	1 October 2023

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