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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X vs Ryzen 7 3700X

67 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
VS
42 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

We compared two 8-core desktop CPUs: the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X 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

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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Currency
VS
41.1
(Average)
Value Index
35.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3700X and 7800X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
  • Newer - released 3 years and 6 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 7 nanometers
  • Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • 23% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
  • Includes an integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 7 7800X
vs
Ryzen 7 3700X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#101st 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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression - 673.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 77.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 162.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 242 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 151.6 pages/sec
Background blur - 38.1 images/sec
Photo processing - 54.1 images/sec
Ray tracing - 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] โ€“ 550 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 41.6 GOps/sec 66.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 25.7 GOps/sec 39 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 45M Primes/sec 97M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.6M Strings/sec 32.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4.4 GBytes/sec 18.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 185.6 MBytes/sec 296.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 813 Frames/sec 1175 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.7B Matrices/sec 19.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 26391 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.1 PPW 10.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt - 129.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 344.6 PPW
Blender / Watt - 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
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-21 (Louis)Cinebench 202473 / 663
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-06 (Azuki_12)Cinebench 202469 / 715
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-01-31 (@ProfitHound Youtube)Cinebench 202474 / 688
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-12-04 (Av8orGamer)Cinebench 202476 / 696
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-09-27 (Nathan/Naskun)Cinebench 202473 / 693
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X and Ryzen 7 3700X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 10, 2023 July 7, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) -
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i7 13700K - Intel Core i7 9700K
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (43rd and 154th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 45x 36x
L1 Cache - 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 40MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 3.8 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 105 W 65 W
Socket AM5 AM4
Peak Temperature 95ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (58th and 142nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) -
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz -
Shading Units 128 -
TMUs 8 -
ROPs 4 -
Execution Units 2 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 7 7800X
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 3700X
n/a
See: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support - Yes

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen 7 3700X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 16
Further details
Notes on Ryzen 7 7800X:
    - This CPU was never released for the retail market.

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Comments

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