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Ryzen 7 1700 vs Ryzen 7 2700X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 2700X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 1700 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 18% to 35%, including 35% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,715 vs 7,925).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 1700 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 7 1700Ryzen 7 2700X
cores 88
threads 1616
base clock ghz 33.7
tdp w 65105

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, CGDirector, TopCPU.net, Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck, 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 7 1700Ryzen 7 2700X
7-Zip Decompression (higher is better)
Source: Gamers Nexus		 —89,000 MIPS
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, TopCPU.net		 7,925 points10,715 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, TopCPU.net		 923 points1,110 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck, NanoReview, TopCPU.net, CpuTronic		 5,276 points6,487 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck, NanoReview, TopCPU.net, CpuTronic		 1,015 points1,269 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 14,756 points17,434 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 1,998 points2,413 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org		 —78

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 1700 or the Ryzen 7 2700X?

The Ryzen 7 2700X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 1700 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 18% to 35%, including 35% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,715 vs 7,925).

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