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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X. Specifications, performance, tests

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 1700 or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in 2017-03-02.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    160 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 1700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    274 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    179 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    394 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    395 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    219 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    574 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    305 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    68 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    58 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    168 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    149 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    114 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    257 place
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    153 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    262 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    383 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    180 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    361 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    520 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    286 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    65 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    45 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    102 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    241 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 AMD Ryzen 7 1700
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 1000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 1000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.3 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.8 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Graphics verification source
    - left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 1700X and AMD Ryzen 7 1700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0 x16
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2667
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow 2017-03-02
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Summit Ridge
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.75 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow YD170XBCAEWOF
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow YD170XBCAEMPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YD170XBCM88AE
  • Official source
    - left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Max
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow Not Included
  • Verification scope
    - left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Verified on
    - left arrow 2026-10-01

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

954.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
981.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

8065.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8805.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

331.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
344.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3189.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
3336.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

151.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
155.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1403.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
1532.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

852.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
899.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5816.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
6034.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed

Higher values are better in this metric.

4.500000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
4.750000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

235.600000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
217.800000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4029.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
4138.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

22974.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
23765.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.860000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
1.910000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

15.630000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
17.070000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

13921.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
14810.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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