AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Ryzen 5 5600X
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8-cores against the 3.7 GHz Ryzen 5 5600X with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Newer - released 1-year and 3-months later
- 29% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1614 vs 1255 points
- 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Benchmarks
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
Vendor | AMD | AMD |
Released | July 7, 2019 | October 8, 2020 |
Launch price | 329 USD | 299 USD |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Codename | Zen 2 | Zen 3 |
Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
Integrated GPU | No | No |
Performance
Cores | 8 | 6 |
Threads | 16 | 12 |
Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
Multiplier | 36x | 37x |
L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Power
Transistors | 19.2 billions | - |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
Max. temperature | 95°C | 95°C |
Memory support
Memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
Max. Memory Bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
Official site | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page |
PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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