AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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 7 PRO 2700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 22% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
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 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2658 vs 2277
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22482 vs 16956

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2019 vs September 2018
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658 vs 2277
PassMark - CPU mark	22482 vs 16956

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

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

L3 cache	16 MB vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2658

2277

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22482

16956

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658	2277
PassMark - CPU mark	22482	16956
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6043
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 PRO 2700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen
Launch date	December 2019	September 2018
Place in performance rating	937	962
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD27BXBAM88AF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	32MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	24	16
Transistor count	19,200 million	4800 million
Unlocked
Die size		192 mm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
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™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0