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Ryzen 7 3700X

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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 86.9% (72nd of 1307)

Based on 532,317 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00870F10 Model: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core Processor

The 3700X is a $320 USD 8-core, 16-thread mid-range Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Out of the box, the 3700X, 3600X and 3600 achieve similar quad core speeds but the 16 threaded 3700X is 30% faster at multi-core computations than the 12 threaded 3600X. Comparing the 3700X to Intel’s i7-9700K shows that, when overclocked, the 3700X is 26% faster at 64-core computations but 13% slower for gaming and desktop (sub eight core performance). Unlike lower end Ryzen 3000 SKUs, the 3700X comes with a half decent cooler but AMD should not have bothered since a $20 aftermarket cooler is still quieter, easier to change, and better at cooling. With a Gammaxx 400 cooler we were able to maintain a 43.25x OC during our EFps tests. We had to use a fixed clock OC (rather than Offset/PBO) to avoid significant frame drops in Fortnite. With strong single-core scores, the 3700X should offer very strong gaming performance but in reality it is let down by its memory controller, which, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency. The heavily hyped 3700X, paired with a 2060S, offers real world gaming performance comparable to the $80 USD entry level 4-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-9100F. At $320 USD, the 3700X offers reasonable value to full time media encoders but general desktop users, gamers and even streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The 3700X severely bottlenecks a 2070S: gamers should investigate the 9600K, which is both cheaper and faster. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

Poor: 77%Average: 86.9% Great: 93%
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X averaged just 13.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 135Pts
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 1,410Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is just 16.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Memory Latency 78.6Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 923Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 532,317 samples)
Rank 7286.9%
Min Avg Max
67.7 Memory 78.6 86.8
116 1-Core 135 142
231 2-Core 268 283
89.5% 161 Pts
Min Avg Max
432 4-Core 510 553
774 8-Core 923 1,035
89.4% 716 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,242 64-Core 1,410 1,520
94.6% 1,410 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
97% 171 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 1014
97% 779 Pts
64-Core 1,472
99% 1,472 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 83
1-Core 140
2-Core 276
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 936
92% 734 Pts
64-Core 1,495
100% 1,495 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 82.5
1-Core 137
2-Core 271
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 967
94% 750 Pts
64-Core 1,420
95% 1,420 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 82.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 970
93% 749 Pts
64-Core 1,415
95% 1,415 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 86.1
1-Core 136
2-Core 268
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 918
89% 712 Pts
64-Core 1,398
94% 1,398 Pts
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $193

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $295Bench 87%, 532,317 samples17,868x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 432,191 samples8,116x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 345,086 samples7,069x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 153%, 162,395 samples3,288x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $167Bench 323%, 229,960 samples3,311x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 303%, 244,236 samples3,222x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 284%, 282,296 samples2,940x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 86%, 449,592 samples2,613x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $120Bench 83%, 239,246 samples2,387x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $300Bench 89%, 81,083 samples2,359x
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 Comments

CPUPro
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Official site www.amd.com/...

3rd generation AMD Ryzen processor, built to perform, designed to win...

Added 21 months ago.
USA-User
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7,740

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 day ago.

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overhyped and overpriced, dont be duped by AMD's marketers...—Feb '21

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AMD are great at selling junk. They pee in the well with fake comments, glorified cheerleaders on youtube and paid magazine reviews. My POS PC still crashes randomly. Everybody needs to call the rats out instead of letting them get away with it.—Apr '21

GBR-User
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4,812

Liked

6 days ago.

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Worse than the 7700K I was duped into upgrading from. Stuff AMD and thier marketers. I just want to leave a big thanks to UBM for not taking thier dirty corporate money.—Jan '21

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Don't fall for AMD's marketing BS, save your money and get a better GPU which will actually make a difference—Feb '21

DEU-User
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4,773

Excellent

1 day ago.

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Experienced gamers avoid AMD for a reason... A bus company with drunk drivers can’t win long term users with paid reviews.—Feb '21

RUS-User
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4,144

Excellent

1 month ago.

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Can barely cool it with a giant Noctua cooler in good ventilated mesh case getting upper 70c temps in games, i want to spit in a face to all those amd shills on reddit who keep saying that stock cooler is good enough for this cpu. Had to set negative voltage offset to run it reasonably cool but after this single core performance dropped to 6700k level, what a shame. No more amd for me in a future.—Feb '21

ESP-User
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3,181

Terrible

20 days ago.

I have a AMD Ryzen 7 3700x and its pure power, although it heats up very easily, with a liquid solution its enough

MEX-User
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3,178

Poor

1 month ago.

Es mejor para trabajar, y a mi me funciona mejor que el intel i7 8th.

JPN-User
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2,962

Good

6 months ago.

This processor is best for youtuber revenue do not get suckered.

CPUPro
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1,933

Good

21 months ago.

SGP-User
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1,596

Average

1 month ago.

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For games, the 3700x is botttlenecking the upper mid-range 2060 super. Only managing to get about 90% of GPU usage. However, with the 9700K, the 2060 super is able to be fully utilized at 99% usage. Only recommend the 3700x & 3600 for 60 fps gaming (best paired with GTX 1660 ti or below). However, for video editing, the 3700x was able to render videos about 22% and 26% faster than the 9700k and 3600 respectively. All in all, you have to choose the right CPU depending on your own usage, not purely based on benchmarks or what other people recommend.—Dec '19

SAU-User
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1,380

Excellent

2 months ago.

It’s amazing its fast and when it loads it’s the best

URY-User
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1,010

Excellent

19 months ago.

overpriced, price should be like it was supposed to be, 100 dollars down.

lucas69
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8

Excellent

14 days ago.

good

LostYeti73
Avatar level
6

Good

3 months ago.

Superb workhorse fast enough to game while running background task with its 8 core capabilities does everything I need from a processor and now that the Ryzen 5000 series is available very reasonably priced too considering it's abilities.

macmax9
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2

Good

2 months ago.

It's what I bought. And I have always like AMD.

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