AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2685 vs 2576
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22930 vs 17654

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2685 vs 2576
PassMark - CPU mark	22930 vs 17654

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2685

2576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22930

17654

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2685	2576
PassMark - CPU mark	22930	17654

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 7	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	30 Sep 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000073	100-000000029
Place in performance rating	574	688
Processor Number	PRO 3700	PRO 3600
Series	3000
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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™)