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: 2661 vs 2568
- Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22582 vs 17772
- 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: 6052 vs 4635
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | December 2019 vs March 2019 |
Number of cores | 12 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 24 vs 16 |
Maximum frequency | 5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) vs 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) vs 512K (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2661 vs 2568 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 22582 vs 17772 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1253 vs 1196 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 8651 vs 6759 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 6052 vs 4635 |
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
L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) vs 32MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 105 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2661 | 2568 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 22582 | 17772 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1253 | 1196 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 8651 | 6759 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 6052 | 4635 |
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 5 3600 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Zen 2 |
Launch date | December 2019 | March 2019 |
Place in performance rating | 903 | 1105 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3.6 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 | 4.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 12 | 8 |
Number of threads | 24 | 16 |
Transistor count | 19,200 million | 4800 million |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |