Ryzen 7 1700 vs Ryzen 5 1600 for Gaming?

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Both are good but i'd argue the 1700 would be better. It gives you more resources in terms of cores and threads. Over time as games get more well threaded then they are now the 1700 would perform better when gaming and streaming then the 1600. Even now some games like BF1, Watch Dogs 2, Ghost Recon Wildlands use every thread you throw their way.

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Both are good but i'd argue the 1700 would be better. It gives you more resources in terms of cores and threads. Over time as games get more well threaded then they are now the 1700 would perform better when gaming and streaming then the 1600. Even now some games like BF1, Watch Dogs 2, Ghost Recon Wildlands use every thread you throw their way.
 
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