Ryzen 1700 vs 1700x

[Jeffrey_30]

I am building a pc mostly for rendering. Now I am buying the Cpu from amazon. The 1700x is only £3 more than the 1700. Due to the 1700x not having a stock cooler, I went back to the 1700. Is it worth getting the 1700x and buying a good 30-40e air cooler or should I just get the 1700?

 

[mjslakeridge]

Base clock on the 1700 is 3.0Ghz, max turbo speed is 3.7GhZ. For the 1700X the base is 3.4GHZ and the max turbo speed is 3.8GHZ.

I understand that all Ryzen benefit from the higher RAM frequencies. According to AMD the max RAM frequency for the 1700's is 2,667MHZ, but I have read here on Tom's that higher frequency RAM can be used. I can't say for sure because sadly I am still stuck in the FX era with my rig.

https://products.amd.com/en-us/compare?prod1=146&type1=CPU&prod2=147&type2=CPU&prod3=148&type3=CPU&shpn=false

 

[CountMike]

For me it was worth it. Although non X could be overclocked to approximate levels it would still require better than stock cooler. X models also start with higher frequency and end up with higher turbo/OC frequencies.