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    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3800 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jul 2019
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
    AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 8 / Mar 2017
    AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      122%
    • AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      137%
    • AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      108%
    • AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 37% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    8% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 22% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

    None
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AES
    AVX
    AVX2
    BMI1
    BMI2
    SHA
    F16C
    FMA3
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    SMT
    Precision Boost 2
    XFR 2
    3DNow!
    CnQ
    NX bit
    XFR

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
    CodenameMatisse 2vsZen
    Release DateJul 2019vsMar 2017

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    Cores6vs8
    Threads12vs16
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    L1 Cache96K (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache32MB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket AM4
    Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
    PackageµOPGA-1331vsuPGA
    Die Size74mm²vs192mm²
    Process7 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 3600XTAMD Ryzen 7 1700X
    Cpu Frequency3800 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock4500 MHzvs3800 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      5040 points
    • AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
      4180 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      31153 points
    • AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
      36502 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
      211
    • AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
      154

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT (simulated)
      1663.29
    • AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
      1537

    points - higher is better

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