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I bought the Ryzen 7 1700 not long after they were first released because I was eager to build my new rig with this CPU. Granted I had my doubts, I still had to wait for the performance reviews before making the final decision - but it's a decision I don't regret at all.I did originally buy the 1700X version, but I decided to exchange it for the 1700 at the time because it was better value for money. Not only is it overclockable to have performance levels similar to the 1700X, it also comes with the Wraith Spire Cooler with an RGB ring on it. And it isn't a bad cooler, although it limits how high you can overclock the CPU before issues become a problem. But still, a nice addition to have with the CPU for the price!As for performance, admittedly there were issues ... MoreI bought the Ryzen 7 1700 not long after they were first released because I was eager to build my new rig with this CPU. Granted I had my doubts, I still had to wait for the performance reviews before making the final decision - but it's a decision I don't regret at all.I did originally buy the 1700X version, but I decided to exchange it for the 1700 at the time because it was better value for money. Not only is it overclockable to have performance levels similar to the 1700X, it also comes with the Wraith Spire Cooler with an RGB ring on it. And it isn't a bad cooler, although it limits how high you can overclock the CPU before issues become a problem. But still, a nice addition to have with the CPU for the price!As for performance, admittedly there were issues when it first came out - mainly in regards to stability with higher RAM speeds. I did expect this however as the CPU was brand new with new architecture. Thankfully BIOS updates for my motherboard (ASUS B350 Prime Plus) came quickly fixing these early problems and since then the CPU has been running like a dream with the RAM clocked to the maximum the motherboard will allow.Performance wise, I have the CPU clocked at a constant 3.9ghz,(Unfortunately I didn't win the CPU lottery and I can't get it stable above this speed) and when paired with an AIO the temps hover around the 55-60 degree mark when gaming or rendering. Or both!The 8 cores and 16 threads tear through applications allowing me to do stuff that I could only dream off on my old PC.Gaming wise the performance is excellent. When paired with my PNY 1070 Founders Edition Card it's able to maintain 60fps at max settings for ever game I own at 1080p. (I don't have a 1440p monitor or a higher refresh rate on) and for me this performance is more than excellent! It'll easy push higher fps but of course, but I use vsync to stop screen tearing as my monitors are only 60Hz ones.Overall this is an excellent CPU and since launch the price has come down dramatically making the CPU even better value for money than when I bought it. If you're looking for an all-round excellent work-horse CPU but want to get the best bang for your buck, I highly recommend the Ryzen 7 1700.
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Safely overclocked to around 3.8GHz at 1.35V (subtract about 50mV of vdroop at load) using the stock cooler in a Corsair Carbide 200R with decent ambient temperatures and good airflow; temperatures peaked around 75C. Couldn't hit 4.0GHz without pushing the voltage to around 1.45V which is just too much since these aren't really safe for long term use over 1.35V. As a result, I don't recommend any liquid cooling for overclocking unless your ambient temperatures and case airflow are an issue, and even then I would recommend sticking to a 120mm liquid cooler as opposed to a 240mm liquid cooler. I bought a CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 240 for it and ended up returning it, as it was just unnecessary since it basically meant the difference between 3.9GHz and 3.8GHz which was ... MoreSafely overclocked to around 3.8GHz at 1.35V (subtract about 50mV of vdroop at load) using the stock cooler in a Corsair Carbide 200R with decent ambient temperatures and good airflow; temperatures peaked around 75C. Couldn't hit 4.0GHz without pushing the voltage to around 1.45V which is just too much since these aren't really safe for long term use over 1.35V. As a result, I don't recommend any liquid cooling for overclocking unless your ambient temperatures and case airflow are an issue, and even then I would recommend sticking to a 120mm liquid cooler as opposed to a 240mm liquid cooler. I bought a CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 240 for it and ended up returning it, as it was just unnecessary since it basically meant the difference between 3.9GHz and 3.8GHz which was virtually unnoticeable. I didn't pay attention to the motherboard QVL and ended up buying 2x8GB of GeIL EVO FORZA 3200 @ 16CAS 1.35V RAM, which I was only able to get to run at 2666MT/s at 16CAS at 1.35V on my ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 motherboard. The issue is the memory clock and Infinity Fabric that connects the two CCX units in the CPU are tied together and both run at 1T command rate - impossible to change - whereas most RAM is specified for 2T command rate. If you intend on using this CPU for gaming and are concerned with a difference of what will probably end up being between maybe 137 and 140 FPS, I recommend looking into Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM or certain G. Skill Trident kits, as they tend to be easier to reach higher clocks with, which is important for the speed of the Infinity Fabric. If you want the most from your build, do some research into this and check the memory QVL for your motherboard. I definitely recommend this CPU as opposed to the 1800X or 1700X; the extra 200MHz you might get from these just doesn't seem enough to justify the extra costs.
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The 7700K is already running at its full potential in games the Ryzen 1700 isn’t. Most games still only use 2-4 cores heavily and the rest of the cores are below 20% usage. Directx12 and Vulkan API changes this and games being made on modern engines such as the unreal engine 4 or frostbite 3 engine already take advantage of multiple cores same as the Disrupt engine that is being used for watch dogs 2. Engines such as the DUNIA are outdated and perform worse on even Intel’s higher-end 6 and 8 core at the same frequency as their 7700K. 7700K isn’t a bad CPU though but even Intel knows they can’t just keep improving IPC by 3% each generation and that is why they are giving users more cores with coffee-lake. Amd really is back and this isn’t bulldozer or piledriver when ... MoreThe 7700K is already running at its full potential in games the Ryzen 1700 isn’t. Most games still only use 2-4 cores heavily and the rest of the cores are below 20% usage. Directx12 and Vulkan API changes this and games being made on modern engines such as the unreal engine 4 or frostbite 3 engine already take advantage of multiple cores same as the Disrupt engine that is being used for watch dogs 2. Engines such as the DUNIA are outdated and perform worse on even Intel’s higher-end 6 and 8 core at the same frequency as their 7700K. 7700K isn’t a bad CPU though but even Intel knows they can’t just keep improving IPC by 3% each generation and that is why they are giving users more cores with coffee-lake. Amd really is back and this isn’t bulldozer or piledriver when a program can only use 2 cores it’s still darn fast and faster than sandy-ivy bridge IPC. Dolphin emulator at the same frequency of sandy-ivy is 20% faster on Ryzen but still below Haswell. I owned in the past years a Athlon II x4,-Phenom II x6,- FX 8350, 4790K, and now this Ryzen 1700 Sadly, Amd’s IPC basically didn’t move much from the Athlon II x4 to the 8350 maybe 20% at the max which is why the 8350 could barely take an I3 in gaming unless the game scaled to 8 cores. But with Ryzen Amd really did improve IPC and I really hope they keep focusing on improving IPC instead of pure frequency and adding more cores. Also, the reports of this being a bad CPU for gaming makes me kind of laugh as its always better than a I5 in modern games I mean look at digital foundry’s video of comparing a Ryzen 1600 OC to 4.0Ghz and I5 OC to 5Ghz the Ryzen 1600 beats it. That is over modern games already using 6 cores or more. What happens when games start using 8 cores?
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I bought the Ryzen 7 1700 not long after they were first released because I was eager to build my new rig with this CPU. Granted I had my doubts, I still had to wait for the performance reviews before making the final decision - but it's a decision I don't regret at all.I did originally buy the 1700X version, but I decided to exchange it for the 1700 at the time because it was better value for money. Not only is it overclockable to have performance levels similar to the 1700X, it also comes with the Wraith Spire Cooler with an RGB ring on it. And it isn't a bad cooler, although it limits how high you can overclock the CPU before issues become a problem. But still, a nice addition to have with the CPU for the price!As for performance, admittedly there were issues ... MoreI bought the Ryzen 7 1700 not long after they were first released because I was eager to build my new rig with this CPU. Granted I had my doubts, I still had to wait for the performance reviews before making the final decision - but it's a decision I don't regret at all.I did originally buy the 1700X version, but I decided to exchange it for the 1700 at the time because it was better value for money. Not only is it overclockable to have performance levels similar to the 1700X, it also comes with the Wraith Spire Cooler with an RGB ring on it. And it isn't a bad cooler, although it limits how high you can overclock the CPU before issues become a problem. But still, a nice addition to have with the CPU for the price!As for performance, admittedly there were issues when it first came out - mainly in regards to stability with higher RAM speeds. I did expect this however as the CPU was brand new with new architecture. Thankfully BIOS updates for my motherboard (ASUS B350 Prime Plus) came quickly fixing these early problems and since then the CPU has been running like a dream with the RAM clocked to the maximum the motherboard will allow.Performance wise, I have the CPU clocked at a constant 3.9ghz,(Unfortunately I didn't win the CPU lottery and I can't get it stable above this speed) and when paired with an AIO the temps hover around the 55-60 degree mark when gaming or rendering. Or both!The 8 cores and 16 threads tear through applications allowing me to do stuff that I could only dream off on my old PC.Gaming wise the performance is excellent. When paired with my PNY 1070 Founders Edition Card it's able to maintain 60fps at max settings for ever game I own at 1080p. (I don't have a 1440p monitor or a higher refresh rate on) and for me this performance is more than excellent! It'll easy push higher fps but of course, but I use vsync to stop screen tearing as my monitors are only 60Hz ones.Overall this is an excellent CPU and since launch the price has come down dramatically making the CPU even better value for money than when I bought it. If you're looking for an all-round excellent work-horse CPU but want to get the best bang for your buck, I highly recommend the Ryzen 7 1700.
Safely overclocked to around 3.8GHz at 1.35V (subtract about 50mV of vdroop at load) using the stock cooler in a Corsair Carbide 200R with decent ambient temperatures and good airflow; temperatures peaked around 75C. Couldn't hit 4.0GHz without pushing the voltage to around 1.45V which is just too much since these aren't really safe for long term use over 1.35V. As a result, I don't recommend any liquid cooling for overclocking unless your ambient temperatures and case airflow are an issue, and even then I would recommend sticking to a 120mm liquid cooler as opposed to a 240mm liquid cooler. I bought a CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 240 for it and ended up returning it, as it was just unnecessary since it basically meant the difference between 3.9GHz and 3.8GHz which was ... MoreSafely overclocked to around 3.8GHz at 1.35V (subtract about 50mV of vdroop at load) using the stock cooler in a Corsair Carbide 200R with decent ambient temperatures and good airflow; temperatures peaked around 75C. Couldn't hit 4.0GHz without pushing the voltage to around 1.45V which is just too much since these aren't really safe for long term use over 1.35V. As a result, I don't recommend any liquid cooling for overclocking unless your ambient temperatures and case airflow are an issue, and even then I would recommend sticking to a 120mm liquid cooler as opposed to a 240mm liquid cooler. I bought a CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 240 for it and ended up returning it, as it was just unnecessary since it basically meant the difference between 3.9GHz and 3.8GHz which was virtually unnoticeable. I didn't pay attention to the motherboard QVL and ended up buying 2x8GB of GeIL EVO FORZA 3200 @ 16CAS 1.35V RAM, which I was only able to get to run at 2666MT/s at 16CAS at 1.35V on my ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 motherboard. The issue is the memory clock and Infinity Fabric that connects the two CCX units in the CPU are tied together and both run at 1T command rate - impossible to change - whereas most RAM is specified for 2T command rate. If you intend on using this CPU for gaming and are concerned with a difference of what will probably end up being between maybe 137 and 140 FPS, I recommend looking into Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM or certain G. Skill Trident kits, as they tend to be easier to reach higher clocks with, which is important for the speed of the Infinity Fabric. If you want the most from your build, do some research into this and check the memory QVL for your motherboard. I definitely recommend this CPU as opposed to the 1800X or 1700X; the extra 200MHz you might get from these just doesn't seem enough to justify the extra costs.
The 7700K is already running at its full potential in games the Ryzen 1700 isn’t. Most games still only use 2-4 cores heavily and the rest of the cores are below 20% usage. Directx12 and Vulkan API changes this and games being made on modern engines such as the unreal engine 4 or frostbite 3 engine already take advantage of multiple cores same as the Disrupt engine that is being used for watch dogs 2. Engines such as the DUNIA are outdated and perform worse on even Intel’s higher-end 6 and 8 core at the same frequency as their 7700K. 7700K isn’t a bad CPU though but even Intel knows they can’t just keep improving IPC by 3% each generation and that is why they are giving users more cores with coffee-lake. Amd really is back and this isn’t bulldozer or piledriver when ... MoreThe 7700K is already running at its full potential in games the Ryzen 1700 isn’t. Most games still only use 2-4 cores heavily and the rest of the cores are below 20% usage. Directx12 and Vulkan API changes this and games being made on modern engines such as the unreal engine 4 or frostbite 3 engine already take advantage of multiple cores same as the Disrupt engine that is being used for watch dogs 2. Engines such as the DUNIA are outdated and perform worse on even Intel’s higher-end 6 and 8 core at the same frequency as their 7700K. 7700K isn’t a bad CPU though but even Intel knows they can’t just keep improving IPC by 3% each generation and that is why they are giving users more cores with coffee-lake. Amd really is back and this isn’t bulldozer or piledriver when a program can only use 2 cores it’s still darn fast and faster than sandy-ivy bridge IPC. Dolphin emulator at the same frequency of sandy-ivy is 20% faster on Ryzen but still below Haswell. I owned in the past years a Athlon II x4,-Phenom II x6,- FX 8350, 4790K, and now this Ryzen 1700 Sadly, Amd’s IPC basically didn’t move much from the Athlon II x4 to the 8350 maybe 20% at the max which is why the 8350 could barely take an I3 in gaming unless the game scaled to 8 cores. But with Ryzen Amd really did improve IPC and I really hope they keep focusing on improving IPC instead of pure frequency and adding more cores. Also, the reports of this being a bad CPU for gaming makes me kind of laugh as its always better than a I5 in modern games I mean look at digital foundry’s video of comparing a Ryzen 1600 OC to 4.0Ghz and I5 OC to 5Ghz the Ryzen 1600 beats it. That is over modern games already using 6 cores or more. What happens when games start using 8 cores?
I have used both Intel and AMD processors to build my rig since the early 1990s and for what seemed like a long time, the two companies built processors that competed neck to neck. However, in the last couple of years, AMD have mostly fallen behind, their products were simply not on the same playing field as Intel. However, the Ryzen 7 line changes that! This processor impressed me in terms of its multi-core/ multi-threading abilities. I am a video editor so most of what I am talking about is the CPU's ability to run software such as Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. This processor was able to reduce time intensive processes such as video stabilization and final rendering compared with an Intel processor of the same cost (i7 7700K). This may be due to the ... MoreI have used both Intel and AMD processors to build my rig since the early 1990s and for what seemed like a long time, the two companies built processors that competed neck to neck. However, in the last couple of years, AMD have mostly fallen behind, their products were simply not on the same playing field as Intel. However, the Ryzen 7 line changes that! This processor impressed me in terms of its multi-core/ multi-threading abilities. I am a video editor so most of what I am talking about is the CPU's ability to run software such as Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. This processor was able to reduce time intensive processes such as video stabilization and final rendering compared with an Intel processor of the same cost (i7 7700K). This may be due to the doubling of # of cores and threads because with viewing the processes under a CPU monitoring software, I see that the rendering processes utilize 100% of every core/thread. Furthermore, using the provided stock cooler (which Intel does not provide for their high end CPUs), I was able to OC the processor to 3.6ghz while keeping temperatures around 70 Celsius under full load. I cannot speak regarding its gaming abilities as I have little time to game anymore but from what I have read, they are still refining software to optimize for games so eventually, I believe that it will perform just as well as the Intel processors. For those of you that are working professionals, especially in the video/photo editing world, I truly believe that this is the best CPU for your money. While you can spend the extra to get the 1700x, or 1800x, I think that those chips are providing diminishing returns because you can easily OC the 1600 to perform almost as well. All in all, I am happy to see that AMD is back - not just for their sake, but for ours! AMD producing a competitive product will wake Intel up - letting them know that they can no longer sit comfortably on their thrones and must now also innovate.
Everything you've heard and watched on the net is true about this CPU. Great price to performance, a worthy processor for content creation, games run smoothly but lacks the ability to overclock well which is understandable for 8 core chip. Curently Overclock settings CPU/Voltage 3.7Ghz at 1.25v Memory Clock/DRAM 3200Mhz at 1.35v Memory Timings 14-14-14-34 SOC 1.1v PLL 1.8v Idle Temps 30c Load Temps 53c. Max Stable (Still tweaking to seeif I can lower some voltages/settings) CPU/Voltage 3.85Ghz at 1.375-1.40v Memory Clock/DRAM 3200Mhz at 1.375v Memory Timings 14-14-14-34 SOC 1.15v PLL 1.8v Idle Temps 35-40c Load Temps 63c I chose to back off the clock speed for now to favour low voltages and lower temps however I can run at 3.85Ghz all day with very acceptable temps. ... MoreEverything you've heard and watched on the net is true about this CPU. Great price to performance, a worthy processor for content creation, games run smoothly but lacks the ability to overclock well which is understandable for 8 core chip. Curently Overclock settings CPU/Voltage 3.7Ghz at 1.25v Memory Clock/DRAM 3200Mhz at 1.35v Memory Timings 14-14-14-34 SOC 1.1v PLL 1.8v Idle Temps 30c Load Temps 53c. Max Stable (Still tweaking to seeif I can lower some voltages/settings) CPU/Voltage 3.85Ghz at 1.375-1.40v Memory Clock/DRAM 3200Mhz at 1.375v Memory Timings 14-14-14-34 SOC 1.15v PLL 1.8v Idle Temps 35-40c Load Temps 63c I chose to back off the clock speed for now to favour low voltages and lower temps however I can run at 3.85Ghz all day with very acceptable temps. The difference in performance wasn't a huge difference. For example a render using a program from Adobe called Project Felix only uses the CPU, no GPU rendering. A fixed scene I have will take about 2:15 sec to render this image at 3.7Ghz with a max CPU package voltage of 90-95w whereas at 3.85Ghz the same scene will render at 2:09 sec at 120w CPU package voltage. This may be a different case when it comes to gaming but I haven't tested it in depth. After a few weeks of testing simple common settings I can run 3.85Ghz completely stable with the Corsair H100i v2 using everyday programs. I have stress tested with Aida 64 for a couple hours at the most and I'm quite confident that it would hold up. The programs I use are not as intense under load and typically in programs like Premier, After Effects and Cinema 4D max load temps are in the low 60c but typically in the mid to high 50c. As mentioned above I'm currently running at 3.7Ghz with very comfortable temps, even though I think the sweet spot is 3.8Ghz for my chip I'm experimenting with PState overclocking on the CH6 to see if stability continues, so far so good. Considering the boost clock is 3.7Ghz I didn't think it would be difficult to get this clock stable. Regarding the stock cooler, for light overclock at 3.7-3.8Ghz it can holds it own with slightly higher temps anywhere from 5-10c and it looks great too. I only switched to the H100i v2 because I had bought one and wanted to see how the temps differed. Overall a great all around processor for the money that handles content creation programs and games with ease. No regrets and highly recommended.
My main use considerations for this CPU were video encoding, CAD, photo editing and (some) gaming. Having higher core count was more important to my use than clock speed so the 1700 was a great fit for me. I am running memory at 3333mhz (CAS 16) stable on an ASRock X370 TaiChi motherboard. I have not pushed much of an overclock as I am using the included cooler currently (will update once I upgrade) but find that 3.5 ghz on all cores using 1.18v is stable for me with reasonable temperatures.I am using the P-States to overclock which is a great feature of Ryzen but depends on your choice of motherboard to enable access. This allows for software to request the power level (P-State) using my overclock settings when needed and to maintain power savings when not doing ... MoreMy main use considerations for this CPU were video encoding, CAD, photo editing and (some) gaming. Having higher core count was more important to my use than clock speed so the 1700 was a great fit for me. I am running memory at 3333mhz (CAS 16) stable on an ASRock X370 TaiChi motherboard. I have not pushed much of an overclock as I am using the included cooler currently (will update once I upgrade) but find that 3.5 ghz on all cores using 1.18v is stable for me with reasonable temperatures.I am using the P-States to overclock which is a great feature of Ryzen but depends on your choice of motherboard to enable access. This allows for software to request the power level (P-State) using my overclock settings when needed and to maintain power savings when not doing CPU intensive work.The included Wraith Spire cooler provides adequate cooling for use but a more powerful cooler is necessary for overclocking (to be expected). It is disappointingly noisy compared to other coolers so if silence is your priority then it would be in your best interest to purchase an aftermarket cooler even if you are not overclocking.For the price, the 1700 is a great value and can easily compete with the other Ryzen 7 models when overclocked. I would absolutely recommend it for any build when the words rendering, encoding, streaming or compiling are in your mind. If you are purely gaming focused then it might be worth considering alternative CPU choices.
Running Linux on it, with kernels 4.9 and 4.11 (both are Debian). Everything works as expected, I have not experienced any crashes like some Gentoo users. Compiles my Golang projects at about the same speed as my i7-4770 and i7-5820k machines. The cpufreq utility never shows me the turbo speeds, the maximum I saw in `/sys/devices/system/cpu/...` was 3Ghz but it does, in fact, boost. I easily overclocked it to 3.7Ghz running with 3200Mhz RAM. In overclocked mode it still uses 3 P-states: 1.55Gz, 2.7Ghz and 3.7Ghz. On overclocking: it generally makes sense for multi-threaded applications, like compiling. In my case the build times have improved by about 20% going from stock CPU @2,133Mhz RAM to 3.7Ghz CPU @3200Mhz RAM. But it does run quite hot at 3.7Ghz, I could see ... MoreRunning Linux on it, with kernels 4.9 and 4.11 (both are Debian). Everything works as expected, I have not experienced any crashes like some Gentoo users. Compiles my Golang projects at about the same speed as my i7-4770 and i7-5820k machines. The cpufreq utility never shows me the turbo speeds, the maximum I saw in `/sys/devices/system/cpu/...` was 3Ghz but it does, in fact, boost. I easily overclocked it to 3.7Ghz running with 3200Mhz RAM. In overclocked mode it still uses 3 P-states: 1.55Gz, 2.7Ghz and 3.7Ghz. On overclocking: it generally makes sense for multi-threaded applications, like compiling. In my case the build times have improved by about 20% going from stock CPU @2,133Mhz RAM to 3.7Ghz CPU @3200Mhz RAM. But it does run quite hot at 3.7Ghz, I could see the temps climb close to 80C running Prime95. So... unless you need more than 2 cores continuously run at full speed, I would recommend keeping it stock: it will "overclock" one or two threads on-demand by boosting to 3.7Ghz without any drama. Astonishingly power efficient. The entire box sits at just 22 watts on idle. This is just 4 watts more than my single-core low-power Synology NAS. Fantastic machine for running a small cloud of Linux VMs. I also determined that cpufreq ondemand governor does not save you any power, it only chokes performance. Seems like modern CPUs are completely self-regulating and userland CPU frequency tools degrade performance without any power savings. I measured the off-the-wall power draw with both "ondemand" and "performance" governors and the idle draw was pretty much the same, but "performance" governor made my make jobs run 10% faster. It was surprising to me to actually feel the presence of the extra cores. You can launch heavy make jobs in the background and continue doing whatever else you're doing without a drop in responsiveness.
8 core 16 thread cpu for $329, unbelievable. However there are some caveats that I can’t really blame AMD for. Motherboard support is pretty poor and this is related to all of the NDA’s and the delays in AMD getting relevant code to the motherboard manufacturers. Currently I have not been able to run ANY memory higher than 2933mhz reliably on MSI, Gigabyte and Asus X370 motherboards. Performance of this chip at default 3.00ghz is actually not great when gaming with my old 4790K providing better framerates. For rendering and video and photo creating this chip is king. Overclocking is where this chip is at. No need to buy the more expensive 1700X or 1800X, with a small amount of effort this chip is easily overclocked higher than the top boost on the more expensive ... More8 core 16 thread cpu for $329, unbelievable. However there are some caveats that I can’t really blame AMD for. Motherboard support is pretty poor and this is related to all of the NDA’s and the delays in AMD getting relevant code to the motherboard manufacturers. Currently I have not been able to run ANY memory higher than 2933mhz reliably on MSI, Gigabyte and Asus X370 motherboards. Performance of this chip at default 3.00ghz is actually not great when gaming with my old 4790K providing better framerates. For rendering and video and photo creating this chip is king. Overclocking is where this chip is at. No need to buy the more expensive 1700X or 1800X, with a small amount of effort this chip is easily overclocked higher than the top boost on the more expensive 1800X. I have mine running under water at 4.0ghz 24/7 with 1.3875vcore and a maximum load temp of 54C after 30mins of OCCT!!! Amazing. At 4.0Ghz this chip provides better framerates than my 4790K, however falls short of the 7700K and 7600K Intel cpu’s. If you just want to game at 1080 then don’t buy this cpu as the 7600K will provide better value and the 7700K will provide better performance. However at 2560 or 4K, the video card makes more difference, so this cpu becomes better value and to be honest as the game developers get behind this cpu and games become optimized for more cores I believe that this cpu will become more relevant in the next few months. If you are rendering or creating then this is the cpu to buy at the moment. I am extremely impressed with this cpu, once overclocked……
Upon first firing up my new 1700 build, I was not overly impressed. After all, there has been a lot of hype. It was faster than my 8370 oc'd to 4.8, sure, but I didn't honestly see what all the hype was about...at first. I am still waiting for Cryorig, the company that makes my AIO liquid cooler, to send my an AM4 bracket, so I am using the stock wraith cooler for now. But even with the stock cooler, I was easily able to get a stable 3.8 with a slight voltage increase. And it was once I overclocked this little chip that I saw what the hype was about. Fast, smooth, and amazing! AMD's vision that multi-threaded performance would be the future may have been too ahead of it's time when the Piledriver architecture came out, but that vision is right on the mark now. I ... MoreUpon first firing up my new 1700 build, I was not overly impressed. After all, there has been a lot of hype. It was faster than my 8370 oc'd to 4.8, sure, but I didn't honestly see what all the hype was about...at first. I am still waiting for Cryorig, the company that makes my AIO liquid cooler, to send my an AM4 bracket, so I am using the stock wraith cooler for now. But even with the stock cooler, I was easily able to get a stable 3.8 with a slight voltage increase. And it was once I overclocked this little chip that I saw what the hype was about. Fast, smooth, and amazing! AMD's vision that multi-threaded performance would be the future may have been too ahead of it's time when the Piledriver architecture came out, but that vision is right on the mark now. I can't even imagine what I will be able to achieve with liquid cooling. It is great for CPU intensive gaming, and with my FressSync enabled monitor and RX 570x, it is silky smooth, but I use it primarily for music production. I use Presonus Studio One 3 Pro, and it eats up multiple digital tracks with reverb, amp modding, multiple MIDI inputs, Izotope, Melodyne, you name it, with ease. This has also opened up the opportunity for me to start exploring software I never would have considered, like Blender, writing scripts again, etc. I feel like I'm back in the computer world again! And as a side note, I just want to give my 2 cents about how tired I am of these people on YouTube presenting themselves as experts but in reality doing little more with their computer than playing Grand Theft Auto 5 or rendering videos about themselves playing Grand Theft Auto 5. Computers can do SO MUCH MORE! And this processor, overclocked, opens up that world. So for anyone who is still advocating spending a crazy amount of money on Intel, I just sincerely want to know what, say...an I7 5960x can do that this can't (except cost $750 dollars more and play a game where you beat up people and steal their cars faster). Thank you AMD, for giving an honest working man like me an exceptionally powerful processor that I can afford!
First, a disclaimer: if you're mainly someone who just games, surfs the web and watches YouTube or Twitch, the Ryzen 5 platform has you covered. Even the upcoming Ryzen 3 platform are 4 core 4 thread CPUs which could get the job done at a very compelling price point, however they are most certainly a budget option as the longevity of 4C/4T CPUs purchased in 2017 is very dubious.That said, I firmly believe the Ryzen 7 1700 will go down in history as one of the best price / performance options we've seen - like Intel's i5 2500k. The Ryzen 7 1700, when overclocked, quite comfortably trades blows with Intel's i7 6900k which will set you back £750+.The typical rule for buying mid- to high-end CPUs for the last decade has been to buy the best i5 or i7 you can afford. ... MoreFirst, a disclaimer: if you're mainly someone who just games, surfs the web and watches YouTube or Twitch, the Ryzen 5 platform has you covered. Even the upcoming Ryzen 3 platform are 4 core 4 thread CPUs which could get the job done at a very compelling price point, however they are most certainly a budget option as the longevity of 4C/4T CPUs purchased in 2017 is very dubious.That said, I firmly believe the Ryzen 7 1700 will go down in history as one of the best price / performance options we've seen - like Intel's i5 2500k. The Ryzen 7 1700, when overclocked, quite comfortably trades blows with Intel's i7 6900k which will set you back £750+.The typical rule for buying mid- to high-end CPUs for the last decade has been to buy the best i5 or i7 you can afford. This is because Intel had a massive advantage in single-threaded performance, while AMD offered more (individually weaker) cores. Some programs didn't scale very well with higher core counts - games being a notable example - so AMD's products weren't really viable.With Ryzen they have improved their single-threaded performance massively. It's just more than a 52% improvement in IPC, which is how many Instructions Per Clock the CPU can process. Put another way, it measures how much work the CPU will do at a certain speed. Intel's line-up typically sees a 5% improvement in IPC over their previous CPUs. Ryzen's ~52% jump sees AMD close the gap rather dramatically, and that's with them continuing to offer more cores and threads at the same price point than Intel.At the super low-end, the Pentium G4560 from Intel is likely to go unopposed. The Ryzen 3 platform offers 4 core, 4 thread CPUs which are far superior to Intel's i3 processors which only have 2 cores and hyper-threading. The Ryzen 5 trade blows with Intel's i5. Benchmarks favour the i5 for the most part, but with the i5 hitting 100% utilization in games such as Battlefield 1 and GTA V, it's difficult to say for sure. If you run other programs (Spotify, Chrome, Steam, etc.) in the background, you'll want Ryzen's extra cores and threads. With Ryzen 7, justifying the purchase of an i7 is very difficult. They just aren't worth the price.tl;dr: For a decade, "which CPU should I buy?" has been answered with an i5 or an i7. Intel are still trying to those same products with only incremental improvements. AMD have actually released something new, something better, and you can see from the lack of a response from Intel how much they've allowed their products to stagnate. AMD have eclipsed Intel... for now.
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| Product Type | Processor |
| Processor | |
| Type / Form Factor | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
| Number of Cores | 8-core |
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 AM4 CPU 8 Core
The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is a processor that is especially designed for enthusiasts and overclockers. It has eight cores and can process up to 16 threads simultaneously thanks to multithreading. The standard clock rate is 3.0 GHz and with the Turbo-Core the CPU can even reach up to 3.7 GHz. The processor is based on AMD's Zen Core architecture and has an open multiplier for easy overclocking. It fits on the AM4 socket and supports DDR4 memory. AMD's multi-threading technology enables even better multitasking because each processor core can handle two tasks simultaneously. So you can enjoy intelligent multitasking. Your PC reacts faster and the annoying waiting is a thing of the past. Thanks to AMD SenseMI Technology, the processor shines with adaptable performance. AMD SenseMI automatically switches the processor to top speed when the PC needs more power for demanding tasks. So the service is available to you when you need it. At the same time, power consumption is kept low during normal operation. With the AMD Ryzen Master Tool, which you can download for free from the AMD site, you can overclock the CPU without any problems thanks to its unlocked multiplier. In the AMD Ryzen Master you are also able to easily keep track of the temperature and much more.
The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is a processor that is especially designed for enthusiasts and overclockers. It has eight cores and can process up to 16 threads simultaneously thanks to multithreading. The standard clock rate is 3.0 GHz and with the Turbo-Core the CPU can even reach up to 3.7 GHz. The processor is based on AMD's Zen Core architecture and has an open multiplier for easy overclocking. It fits on the AM4 socket and supports DDR4 memory. AMD's multi-threading technology enables even better multitasking because each processor core can handle two tasks simultaneously. So you can enjoy intelligent multitasking. Your PC reacts faster and the annoying waiting is a thing of the past. Thanks to AMD SenseMI Technology, the processor shines with adaptable performance. AMD SenseMI automatically switches the processor to top speed when the PC needs more power for demanding tasks. So the service is available to you when you need it. At the same time, power consumption is kept low during normal operation. With the AMD Ryzen Master Tool, which you can download for free from the AMD site, you can overclock the CPU without any problems thanks to its unlocked multiplier. In the AMD Ryzen Master you are also able to easily keep track of the temperature and much more.
The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is a processor that is especially designed for enthusiasts and overclockers. It has eight cores and can process up to 16 threads simultaneously thanks to multithreading. The standard clock rate is 3.0 GHz and with the Turbo-Core the CPU can even reach up to 3.7 GHz. The processor is based on AMD's Zen Core architecture and has an open multiplier for easy overclocking. It fits on the AM4 socket and supports DDR4 memory. AMD's multi-threading technology enables even better multitasking because each processor core can handle two tasks simultaneously. So you can enjoy intelligent multitasking. Your PC reacts faster and the annoying waiting is a thing of the past. Thanks to AMD SenseMI Technology, the processor shines with adaptable performance. AMD SenseMI automatically switches the processor to top speed when the PC needs more power for demanding tasks. So the service is available to you when you need it. At the same time, power consumption is kept low during normal operation. With the AMD Ryzen Master Tool, which you can download for free from the AMD site, you can overclock the CPU without any problems thanks to its unlocked multiplier. In the AMD Ryzen Master you are also able to easily keep track of the temperature and much more.
The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is a processor that is especially designed for enthusiasts and overclockers. It has eight cores and can process up to 16 threads simultaneously thanks to multithreading. The standard clock rate is 3.0 GHz and with the Turbo-Core the CPU can even reach up to 3.7 GHz. The processor is based on AMD's Zen Core architecture and has an open multiplier for easy overclocking. It fits on the AM4 socket and supports DDR4 memory. AMD's multi-threading technology enables even better multitasking because each processor core can handle two tasks simultaneously. So you can enjoy intelligent multitasking. Your PC reacts faster and the annoying waiting is a thing of the past. Thanks to AMD SenseMI Technology, the processor shines with adaptable performance. AMD SenseMI automatically switches the processor to top speed when the PC needs more power for demanding tasks. So the service is available to you when you need it. At the same time, power consumption is kept low during normal operation. With the AMD Ryzen Master Tool, which you can download for free from the AMD site, you can overclock the CPU without any problems thanks to its unlocked multiplier. In the AMD Ryzen Master you are also able to easily keep track of the temperature and much more.
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The lowest price for AMD Ryzen 7 1700 AM4 CPU 8 Core right now is $58.81 at 駿河屋.com, compared across 7 retailers.
The all-time low was $51.00 on 6 May 2026 — today's price is 15% above the lowest ever. That's a little above the best price we've seen.
Prices last updated 10 June 2026.
