AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3258 vs 2685

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs 30 Sep 2019
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3258 vs 2685

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22877 vs 21572

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22877 vs 21572

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3258

2685

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21572

22877

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
PassMark - Single thread mark	3258	2685
PassMark - CPU mark	21572	22877
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5679

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	30 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	696	677
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 7
OPN Tray		100-000000073
Processor Number		PRO 3700
Series		3000
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	4150 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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™)