AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 3 3300 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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 25% higher clock speed: 5 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	5 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

524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 105 Watt

L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 3300

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 3 3300
PassMark - Single thread mark	2661
PassMark - CPU mark	22573
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6052
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 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 3 3300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	December 2019	March 2019
Place in performance rating	901	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24	12
Transistor count	19,200 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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™)