AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2759 vs 2659

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2020 vs December 2019
L3 cache	32 MB vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2759 vs 2659

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 11% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22528 vs 18631
Around 23% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6043 vs 4915

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22528 vs 18631
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6043 vs 4915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2759

2659

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18631

22528

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4915

6043

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2759	2659
PassMark - CPU mark	18631	22528
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4915	6043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		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 3600XT	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	July 2020	December 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
OPN PIB	100-100000281BOX
Place in performance rating	919	939
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	32MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	5 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
L1 cache		96K (per core)
Transistor count		19,200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)