ProcessorReleased ≈2023Entry levelAMD AM4 platform (older)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is a 8-core AMD processor on the AMD AM4 platform (older). Its gaming index is 60 and its heavy-work index is 82, where a Ryzen 5 7600 class chip is about 120. It is a balanced chip for gaming and everyday work.
Catalog Ref: ₪260Open comparison
The year marked with ≈ is the generation's launch period rather than this exact model's launch date.
What is good about it
- 65W rating · a modest cooler is enough and the PC stays quiet
- Ships with a cooler in the box · one less item to buy
What to know before buying
- AM4 is a legacy platform · best only as a cheap upgrade to an existing PC
- Can hold back a strong graphics card in CPU-heavy games
Best for
office work, browsing and light gaming
Socket AM4 · planning price ₪260.
Buy it if
65W rating · a modest cooler is enough and the PC stays quiet
Skip it if
AM4 is a legacy platform · best only as a cheap upgrade to an existing PC
CPU buying guide
How to choose a processor
For gaming, buy enough CPU to keep your target FPS stable and move the remaining budget to the GPU. Add cores when rendering, compiling, streaming or heavy multitasking genuinely benefits from them.
Read the full buying guideSpecifications
- Released
- ≈2023
- Gaming index
- 60
- Multi-core index
- 82
- Cores
- 8
- Power draw
- 65W
- Planning price
- ₪260
