AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 4% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6416 vs 6196

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Jul 2023 vs 7 July 2019
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416 vs 6196

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

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
699050.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 32MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6416

6196

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844
PassMark - CPU mark	26844
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416	6196
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9002

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Essentials
Launch date	22 Jul 2023	7 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$399
Place in performance rating	419	1140
Architecture codename		Zen 2
Family		Ryzen 7
OPN PIB		100-100000025BOX
OPN Tray		100-000000025
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	6,570 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only)	x16
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
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™)