AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 16 more threads: 24 vs 8
  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2658 vs 1962
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22482 vs 7101
  • Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1253 vs 729
  • 3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8651 vs 2651
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 8
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2658 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark 22482 vs 7101
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1253 vs 729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8651 vs 2651

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

  • 131072x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt
L3 cache 4 MB vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2658
1962
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22482
7101
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1253
729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
8651
2651
Name AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2658 1962
PassMark - CPU mark 22482 7101
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1253 729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8651 2651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6043 0
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 7 3700U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2
Launch date December 2019
Place in performance rating 937 2022
Vertical segment Desktop Laptop
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray YM3700C4T4MFG
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.2 GHz 2.3 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 384 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) 2 MB
L3 cache 32MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 12 nm
Maximum frequency 5 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 24 8
Transistor count 19,200 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores 14
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Number of GPU cores 10

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM4 FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1400 MHz
iGPU core count 10
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12