AMD Ryzen 7 3700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700 and AMD Ryzen 9 3800X 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700

AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700

Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
8 more threads: 32 vs 24
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
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

Number of cores	16 vs 12
Number of threads	32 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512K (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3700	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
PassMark - Single thread mark		2717
PassMark - CPU mark		23140

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	December 2019	December 2019
Place in performance rating	not rated	660
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	32 MB	7 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	4.6 GHz
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	12	16
Number of threads	24	32
Transistor count	19,200 million	19,200 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		32MB
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	125 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™)