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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Ryzen 7 2700X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 2700X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 17% to 66%, including 66% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,715 vs 6,468).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 1600 and the Ryzen 7 2700X. 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 2700X
cores 68
threads 1216
base clock ghz 3.23.7
boost clock ghz 3.6—
tdp w 65105
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 Gamers Nexus, GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, TopCPU, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, CpuTronic, PassMark Software and numberworld.org; 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 2700X
7-Zip Decompression (higher is better)
Source: Gamers Nexus		 —89,000 MIPS
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic		 6,468 points10,715 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, MakeUseOf, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, TopCPU		 895 points1,110 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, CpuTronic		 5,162 points6,487 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser, NanoReview, CpuTronic		 1,081 points1,269 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 12,253 points17,434 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 points2,413 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org		 —78

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 1600 or the Ryzen 7 2700X?

The Ryzen 7 2700X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 17% to 66%, including 66% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,715 vs 6,468).

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