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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Ryzen 7 1700 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 1700 leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (23% in Cinebench R23 multi); the Ryzen 5 1600 takes 2 (7% in Geekbench 6 single).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 1600 and the Ryzen 7 1700. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 1600Ryzen 7 1700
cores 68
threads 1216
base clock ghz 3.23
boost clock ghz 3.6—
tdp w 6565
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 16—
process nm 14—
socket AMD Socket AM4—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, TopCPU, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser and PassMark Software; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 1600Ryzen 7 1700
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, TopCPU, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic		 6,468 points7,925 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, TopCPU, Notebookcheck		 895 points923 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, TopCPU, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 5,162 points5,276 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, TopCPU, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 1,081 points1,015 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 12,253 points14,756 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,063 points—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,064 points1,998 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 1600 or the Ryzen 7 1700?

The Ryzen 7 1700 leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (23% in Cinebench R23 multi); the Ryzen 5 1600 takes 2 (7% in Geekbench 6 single).

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