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Ryzen 5 2600X vs Ryzen 7 1700 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 2600X leads on 2 of 4 shared benchmarks (19% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 7 1700 takes 2 (5% in Cinebench R23 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600XRyzen 7 1700
cores 68
threads 1216
base clock ghz 3.63
boost clock ghz 4.25—
tdp w 9565
memory bus Dual-channel—
l3 cache mb 16—
process nm 12—
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, CGDirector, TopCPU.net, Notebookcheck, 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 2600XRyzen 7 1700
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, TopCPU.net		 7,523 points7,925 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, TopCPU.net		 1,094 points923 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck, TopCPU.net, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 5,565 points5,276 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck, TopCPU.net, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 1,274 points1,015 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 13,867 points14,756 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,378 points—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —1,998 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 2600X or the Ryzen 7 1700?

The Ryzen 5 2600X leads on 2 of 4 shared benchmarks (19% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 7 1700 takes 2 (5% in Cinebench R23 multi).

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