AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500
- 524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
L3 cache | 16 MB vs 32MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 105 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
- 18 more threads: 24 vs 6
- Around 22% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2661 vs 2502
- Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22582 vs 12790
- Around 57% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6052 vs 3866
- Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1253 vs 1128
- Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8651 vs 4846
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | December 2019 vs Nov 2019 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 12 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 24 vs 6 |
Maximum frequency | 5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) vs 384 KB |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) vs 3 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2661 vs 2502 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 22582 vs 12790 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 6052 vs 3866 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1253 vs 1128 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 8651 vs 4846 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2502 | 2661 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 12790 | 22582 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 3866 | 6052 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1128 | 1253 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4846 | 8651 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 9.915 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 90.664 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | Nov 2019 | December 2019 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $155 | |
Place in performance rating | 1252 | 902 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 100 MHz | |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB | 32MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 12 |
Number of threads | 6 | 24 |
Transistor count | 19,200 million | |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 105 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |