AMD Ryzen 7 3700 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700 and AMD Ryzen 3 3300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700

AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz
2x 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

Launch date	December 2019 vs March 2019
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512K (per core)

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Around 90% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700	AMD Ryzen 3 3300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	December 2019	March 2019
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	32 MB
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	4.6 GHz
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24	12
Transistor count	19,200 million	4800 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		16 MB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	50 Watt
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™)