AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
The Ryzen 7 1700 is AMD's 65 W entry to the first-generation Ryzen 7 lineup: 8 Zen cores and 16 threads at a 3.0 GHz base and up to 3.7 GHz boost, with 16 MB of L3 cache on the AM4 socket. It has no integrated graphics and needs a discrete GPU.
Pros
- 8 cores and 16 threads at a 65 W default TDP
- Unlocked for overclocking
- 16 MB of L3 cache and 4 MB of L2 cache
- AM4 socket with dual-channel DDR4 support
- Launched at a lower price than the 1700X and 1800X
Cons
- No integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required
- Modest 3.0 GHz base and 3.7 GHz boost clocks
- Memory support officially tops out at DDR4-2667
- Built on 14 nm and limited to PCIe 3.0
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 7 1700
General
- Announced
- 2017
- Socket
- AM4
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- Yes
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 3 GHz
- Boost clock
- 3.7 GHz
- L2 cache
- 4 MB
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2667
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,239Bottom 17%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 6,764Bottom 35%
- PassMark
- 14,732Bottom 31%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 1,996Bottom 4%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 earns an Inno Score of 33.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Ryzen 7 1700 is AMD's 65 W entry to the first-generation Ryzen 7 lineup: 8 Zen cores and 16 threads at a 3.0 GHz base and up to 3.7 GHz boost, with 16 MB of L3 cache on the AM4 socket. It has no integrated graphics and needs a discrete GPU.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 1700?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 3.7 GHz · Socket: AM4
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 7 1700?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 2700, AMD Ryzen 7 1700X, AMD Ryzen 5 4600G — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.