AMD Ryzen 7 1700 in 2020: Benchmark vs. 3700X, 3900X, 10600K, & More

We're revisiting the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 CPU in 2020, benchmarking it vs. the R7 3700X, R9 3900X, i5-10600K, and a couple dozen other CPUs.

We're revisiting the AMD R7 1700 CPU in 2020, following-up its launch in 2017 (and our subsequent tests when the 2700 and 2700X came out). In this content, we'll be benchmarking the R7 1700 stock and overclocked against dozens of other CPUs, but with a particular focus on the 3700X and 3900X upgrade pathways (for boards that support it). The Intel i5-10600K and i9-10900K also enter the discussion, with the 10600K making a more sensible price comparison. A quick note: Remember that the 1700, 1700X, and 1800X are all basically the same thing, just with different stock clocks. Because we're testing an all-core OC, you get a pretty good idea of where both the 1700X and 1800X will fall in 2020, plus or minus a few percentage points. It's close enough to give a ballpark estimate.

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00:00 - AMD R7 1700 Pricing History & Revisit
04:15 - Tomb Raider CPU Benchmarks of R7 1700 in 2020
05:28 - Frametime Plot of R7 1700 vs. R7 3700X
06:08 - Three Kingdoms Campaign CPU Benchmark
07:02 - Hitman 2 CPU Benchmark of R7 1700 vs. 10600K, R3 3300X
08:25 - F1 2019 CPU Benchmark (1080p, 1440p)
09:51 - Red Dead Redemption 2 CPU Benchmark (Medium, High)
11:48 - The Division 2 CPU Benchmark
12:38 - GTA V CPU Benchmark
13:13 - Blender Cycles CPU Rendering Benchmarks
15:31 - Adobe Premiere Video Editing & Rendering CPU Benchmark
16:36 - 7-Zip Compression & Decompression Benchmark
17:50 - Chromium Compile Best CPUs for Programming
18:35 - CPU Power Consumption
19:10 - Conclusion

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Editorial, Test Lead: Steve Burke
Testing: Patrick Lathan
Video: Keegan Gallick

[fleurdewin]

If it isn't for the AMD R7 1700, Intel will still sell you a 4c/8t Core i7 in the consumer range today. Everyone should thank AMD whether you like AMD or not.

[LNRMusicCuration]

Other Youtubers: we have a neat upload schedule
Steve: To be honest the people who watch our videos don't sleep so, hey! here's a video at 3 am.

[SometimesPirate]

Steve I was going to sleep but I’ll watch as much as I can.

[Dobater]

I adopted the 1700 right when it released. It's still perfectly fine but man oh man does the 3700x look good.

[Scorch]

I remember a time during which I'd go prowling the internet for some oddly specific numbers and tests. Every now and then, I'd hit this weird site I'd never heard about. It was even spelled wrong: Gamers Nexus.

It took a while, I was sceptical, but soon I'd default to this dude called Steve. The only person willing to go all the way and do methodologically correct investigations.

You've come a long way and I can't thank you enough for still being with us.

[Djoki]

The first gen Ryzen feeling low just shows how much AMD has advanced in just 3 years.
Insane...

[adrenaline]

Eve Online & Gamers Nexus. Two ways to prove that looking at charts all day can be fun and rewarding.

[bdbgh]

I have the 1700x, I've been itching to upgrade when ryzen 4000 series is released, great timing on the video

[Christarpher]

Perfect! Been waiting for this review, down to the OC as well, my 1700 is sitting at 3.9 all core!

[GruntSlayer]

Thank you GN, I have a 1700 and I've been wondering how it fares these days. Paired it with a 1080 Ti back in the day and it's still running great!

[slodancr]

Wow, talk about great timing...I just got the last part delivered today for my grandson's first rig, a Ryzen 7 1700 based build. I wanted to get the 3100 but could never find it in stock. This video shows that I made the right choice going for the used 1700 for the same price. I was leary about overclocking the 1700 because of wattage and the B450 board I'm building on. This video has answered all my questions concerning this build. Thank you very much for this video. I can move forward with the knowledge I have gained from this without hesitation or wasteful time spent trying to overclock.

[ZanzaraMae]

I just bought a 3900x! Doing my first build. I'm nervous!

[theguything]

You have a spider building a web on your cat case / plant behind you at the first couple of seconds of this vid. Neat addition!

[mackcowaniiESMTV]

Hey Steve, I've been watching you since about 7 months before Ryzen 1's original launch. I was just exploring the idea of upgrading to a 3900x from my 1800x and was wondering how much of an improvement it'd be. You guys are literal gods, producing the content I desperately want before I even want it. Thanks and keep up the great work!

[integraxnine]

Nothing makes my day better than a GN video on my CPU that tackles my concerns.

[nenogro]

i run my Ryzen 7 1700 on 3.7ghz for over 2 years and no problems :)

[anhedoniac]

Thanks for this video Steve, I've been looking for this information over the last few days.

[algorithman]

Thx, just the video i need, thinking of a 3900X upgrade for my aging 1700X :)

[christians.]

Awesome! As a owner of 1700x i want to thank you a lot! Steve, keep on rolling! :-)

[georgemorley]

Went from the 1700 to 3600, was happy I did. Didn't need all the cores after all and got better performance in what I needed.