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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Ryzen 7 3700X

53 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
VS
42 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X against the 3.6 GHz Ryzen 7 3700X. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (7)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
70.9
(Good)
Value Index
35.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3700X and 5800X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
  • 36% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2232 vs 1640 points
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
  • Around 3.52 GB/s (7%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 7 5800X
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 483 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3448 -
Cinebench Scores (#188th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 7 5800X +36%
2232
Ryzen 7 3700X
1640
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 5800X +22%
10270
Ryzen 7 3700X
8393
File compression 851.2 MB/sec 673.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 97.9 Klines/sec 77.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 181 pages/sec 162.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 319.6 Mpixels/sec 242 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.3 pages/sec 151.6 pages/sec
Background blur 50.5 images/sec 38.1 images/sec
Photo processing 66.8 images/sec 54.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 25.4 Mpixels/sec 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 936 & 550 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 7 5800X +30%
3448
Ryzen 7 3700X
2654
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 5800X +23%
27661
Ryzen 7 3700X
22401
Integer math 94.3 GOps/sec 66.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 52.7 GOps/sec 39 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 122M Primes/sec 97M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35.4M Strings/sec 32.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.2 GBytes/sec 18.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 345.4 MBytes/sec 296.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1354 Frames/sec 1175 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.6B Matrices/sec 19.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 25373 & 26391 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 7 5800X +19%
216.41
Ryzen 7 3700X
181.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 8.3 PPW 10.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 97.8 PPW 129.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 263.4 PPW 344.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.06 PPW 2.8 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-18 (dxd_shxdow)Cinebench 2026483 / 3448
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-15 (NyNy)Cinebench 202481 / 747
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-16 (nothampter)Cinebench 202482 / 1064
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-06 (Hexg)Cinebench 202495 / 849
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (ivy:3)Cinebench 202496 / 863
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-21 (Louis)Cinebench 202473 / 663
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-06 (Azuki_12)Cinebench 202469 / 715
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-31 (@ProfitHound Youtube)Cinebench 202474 / 688
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-04 (Av8orGamer)Cinebench 202476 / 696
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-27 (Nathan/Naskun)Cinebench 202473 / 693
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 7 3700X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released October 8, 2020 July 7, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) -
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i7 11700K - Intel Core i7 9700K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (95th and 154th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x 36x
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

Package

Transistors 4.15 billions 3.8 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 105 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W -
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 90Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (98th and 142nd place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 7 5800X official page AMD Ryzen 7 3700X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Ryzen 7 5800X?
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IRS Scammer July 8, 2022 at 12:40 AM
I own both and id much rather suggest getting the 3700x. The specs are pretty much equal but the 3700 is about $200 cheaper and comes with a cooler, which the other one doesn't.
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N/A April 19, 2021 at 07:21 PM
Given that I own both chips the 3700x is in my estimation the better preposition buy, but if power consumption be damned and you want all the framez and a slightly faster rendering time 5800x is the way to go when every second counts,
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Bear April 2, 2021 at 06:09 AM
Well, there mistake in Power Efficiency The efficiency score of electricity consumption - cause lower 7 3700x is less power consuming than newer one. Also there's mistake in PCIe characteristics - both have 24 lanes, which is 20% difference
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5800x vs. 3700x October 30, 2020 at 10:49 PM
The ryzen 5800x doesn't do as good i you would think for the price so i would still go with 3700x
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Anonymus November 6, 2020 at 07:08 AM
The 5000 Ryzen series cpus with the AMD Radeon 6000 series gives the gpu a boost
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Anon November 8, 2020 at 07:32 PM
Anonymus, I think it's only about 6%
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anononon November 10, 2020 at 07:43 PM
Anon, When generation change is 20-30% boost a 6% gain is pretty nice from just letting amd communicate with amd. Not seeing that from nvidia and any chip being able to communicate.
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