AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1283 vs 1253
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9002 vs 8651
Around 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6196 vs 6043

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 32MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283 vs 1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002 vs 8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6196 vs 6043

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 11% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
2.3x 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

Launch date	December 2019 vs 7 July 2019
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1283

1253

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9002

8651

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6196

6043

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283	1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002	8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6196	6043
PassMark - Single thread mark		2658
PassMark - CPU mark		22482
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 3800X	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 7
Launch date	7 July 2019	December 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$399
OPN PIB	100-100000025BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000025
Place in performance rating	1140	937
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	32MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	5 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Unlocked
Transistor count		19,200 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	x16
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™)