AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and see which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, machine learning, rendering, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Handbrake, VeraCrypt, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, 3DMark, Blender, WPrime, RealBench, Blender, Furmark, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, AIDA64, PassMark, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Death Stranding
Borderlands 3
DOOM: Eternal
Halo Infinite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Watch Dogs Legion
Apex Legends
Valorant
Valheim
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Rainbow Six Siege
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3500X or AMD Ryzen 7 1700.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 1700

54%

Ryzen 5 3500X

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 1700

54%

Ryzen 5 3500X

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Control, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.3	94.1
Valorant	108.3	106.9
Cyberpunk 2077	60.6	59.9
Apex Legends	101.8	100.5
Call of Duty Warzone	81.2	80.2
Overwatch	87.7	86.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.7	73.8
DOOM Eternal	54.1	53.5
Warzone	84.5	83.4
Assassin's Creed	91.0	89.8
Valheim	89.9	88.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 1700

49%

Ryzen 5 3500X

65%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500X is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 1700 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	151	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1403	1129
Cinbench 20 Single-core	331	464
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3189	2652
Cinbench 23 Single-core	954	1126
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8065	7797

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Single-Core	1968	2562
Multi-Core	14629	13476

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Single-Core	972	1272
Multi-Core	7152	5963

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 1700	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Announcement date	March 02, 2017	September 24, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Summit Ridge	Matisse
Architecture	Zen	Zen 2
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	6
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	3200 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	2667	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	768KB	384KB
L2 cache	4MB	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD1700BBM88AE YD1700BBAEBOX YD1700BBAEMPK	100-000000158 100-100000158CBX 100-100000158MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3500X is 16% better than Ryzen 7 1700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 1700 has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3500X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500X is better: 13
However, it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 7 1700 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500X specs and review.