AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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 4% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.8 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 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22576 vs 18216
• Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1253 vs 1240
• Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8651 vs 6918
• Around 28% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6052 vs 4734

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

• 524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2661 2654
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	22576 18216
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1253 1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	8651 6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	6052 4734

Compare specifications (specs)