AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Ryzen 7 2700X

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D against the 3.7 GHz Ryzen 7 2700X. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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

What are the key differences between 2700X and 5800X3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
  • Has 80 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Newer - released 3-years and 11-months later
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 12 nanometers
  • 52% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1633 vs 1074 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • Around 3.97 GB/s (9%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • Unlocked multiplier

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
14767
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
27652
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
11527
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Ryzen 7 2700X

General

Vendor AMD AMD
Released March 15, 2022 April 19, 2018
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) -
Integrated GPU No No

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 37x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 96MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 4.8 billions
Fabrication process 7 nm 12 nm
Socket AM4 AM4
TDP 105 W 105 W
Peak temperature 90°C 85°C

Memory Support

Memory types DDR4-3200, DDR4-2933, DDR4-2667 DDR4-2933
Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 43.71 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official site AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D official page AMD Ryzen 7 2700X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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