AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 2685
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38806 vs 22930

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Nov 2019 vs 30 Sep 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 32 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705 vs 2685
PassMark - CPU mark	38806 vs 22930

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2705

2685

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

38806

22930

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705	2685
PassMark - CPU mark	38806	22930
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1296
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	14150
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10804

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Launch date	25 Nov 2019	30 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$749
OPN PIB	100-100000051WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000051	100-000000073
Place in performance rating	593	576
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 7
Processor Number		PRO 3700
Series		3000
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		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™)