AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

• CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
• 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
• Around 14% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2658 vs 2563
• Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22482 vs 17711
• Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1253 vs 1196
• Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8651 vs 6759
• Around 31% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6043 vs 4614

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

• 524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2658 2563
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	22482 17711
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1253 1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	8651 6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	6043 4614

Compare specifications (specs)