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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 7 1700

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is newer than AMD Ryzen 7 1700 also around 16% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 22% faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 33605 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Ryzen 5 3600×AMD Ryzen 7 1700+ ADD
Price $78.7 - BUY $192.66 - BUY
Socket TypeAM4AM4
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.6 GHz3.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.2 GHzUp to 3.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores6 (Threads: 12)8 (Threads: 16)
CacheL1: 384KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 32MBL1: 768KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 16MB
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2019Q1 2017
# of Samples285015104
CPU Value225.276.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2564(0.0%)2000(-22.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)17719(0.0%)14800(-16.5%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 18th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,719
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
14,800
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 18th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
225.2
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
76.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
2,000
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Max TDP65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.130.13
Running cost per day$0.033$0.033
Power consumption per year (kWh)47.547.5
Running cost per year$11.86$11.86
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.