AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Ryzen 7 1700X

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 7 1700X
10.20
+12.5%

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 2600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking672753
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money11.4021.94
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years old)19 April 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$399$229
Current price$230 (0.6x MSRP)$155 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600X has 92% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1700X.

Technical specs

Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 2600X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.25 GHz
L1 cache768 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size192 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 2600X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 2600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3no data
AVX++
XFR+no data
SenseMI+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 2600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 2600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s46.933 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Ryzen 5 2600X.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 1700X 10.20
+12.5%
Ryzen 5 2600X 9.07

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 12% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 7 1700X 15663
+12.5%
Ryzen 5 2600X 13926

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 12% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 7 1700X 1088
Ryzen 5 2600X 1237
+13.7%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 14% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 7 1700X 5575
+6%
Ryzen 5 2600X 5261

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 7 1700X 4662
Ryzen 5 2600X 4958
+6.3%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 6% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 7 1700X 31950
+6.7%
Ryzen 5 2600X 29954

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 7% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 7 1700X 4.89
Ryzen 5 2600X 4.62
+5.8%

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 6% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 7 1700X 17
+16.4%
Ryzen 5 2600X 15

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 16% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 7 1700X 1537
+14.6%
Ryzen 5 2600X 1341

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 15% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 7 1700X 154
Ryzen 5 2600X 163
+5.8%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 6% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 7 1700X 1.73
Ryzen 5 2600X 1.81
+4.6%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 5% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 7 1700X 9
+11.9%
Ryzen 5 2600X 8

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 12% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 7 1700X 3728
Ryzen 5 2600X 4599
+23.4%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 23% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 7 1700X 180
Ryzen 5 2600X 207
+15.2%

Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Ryzen 7 1700X by 15% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 7 1700X 90
+11.9%
Ryzen 5 2600X 81

Ryzen 7 1700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by 12% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.20 9.07
Recency 2 March 2017 19 April 2018
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Cost $399 $229
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

The Ryzen 7 1700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600X in performance tests.


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