AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
1048576x 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
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3384 vs 2658
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26631 vs 22482
Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6885 vs 6043

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs December 2019
L3 cache	32 MB vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3384 vs 2658
PassMark - CPU mark	26631 vs 22482
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6885 vs 6043

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.6 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

Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3384

2658

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26631

22482

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6885

6043

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3384	2658
PassMark - CPU mark	26631	22482
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6885	6043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8651
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 5700X	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	December 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000926WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000926
Place in performance rating	533	937
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
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 core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	5 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Transistor count	4150 million	19,200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)