AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2120 vs 2101
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs 2 March 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2120 vs 2101

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15673 vs 6974
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6027 vs 2943
  • Around 38% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4254 vs 3075
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 15673 vs 6974
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 896 vs 892
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6027 vs 2943
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4254 vs 3075

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2120
2101
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6974
15673
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
892
896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2943
6027
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
3075
4254
Name AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2120 2101
PassMark - CPU mark 6974 15673
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 892 896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2943 6027
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3075 4254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 54.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.361

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Zen
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 2 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $130 $399
OPN PIB YD130XBBAEBOX YD170XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray YD130XBBM4KAE YD170XBCM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1615 1569
Price now $139.98 $199.99
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100) 15.71 21.56
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Die size 192 mm 192 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 16
Transistor count 4800 Million 4800 Million
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Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)