AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600

AMD Ryzen 7 7700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1398101.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4063 vs 3908
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34481 vs 27051
Around 30% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8515 vs 6550

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 32MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4063 vs 3908
PassMark - CPU mark	34481 vs 27051
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8515 vs 6550

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3908

4063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27051

34481

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6550

8515

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	AMD Ryzen 7 7700
PassMark - Single thread mark	3908	4063
PassMark - CPU mark	27051	34481
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6550	8515

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Essentials
Launch date	14 Jan 2023	14 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$329
Place in performance rating	397	236
Architecture codename		Zen 4
OPN Tray		100-000000592
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	71 mm²	70 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C	61 °C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	5.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
Transistor count		6570 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR5-5200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	24
PCIe configurations	5.0
PCI Express revision		5.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)