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Ryzen 7 3700X

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

Average Bench: 84% (136th of 1363)

Based on 391,320 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: 71%Average: 84% Great: 96%
Gaming
Gaming 84%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X averaged just 15.9% 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 Speed 136Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 500Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is 24.5%. 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 74.8Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 890Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 391,320 samples)
Rank 13684%
Min Avg Max
63.8 Memory 74.8 88
108 1-Core 136 148
205 2-Core 266 292
85.9% 159 Pts
Min Avg Max
401 4-Core 500 571
694 8-Core 890 1,023
83.7% 695 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,025 64-Core 1,350 1,497
83.6% 1,350 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)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 82.2
1-Core 147
2-Core 286
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 952
89% 740 Pts
64-Core 1,396
86% 1,396 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
89% Excellent
Memory 78.2
1-Core 141
2-Core 276
89% 165 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 904
87% 719 Pts
64-Core 1,432
89% 1,432 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 81
1-Core 144
2-Core 281
91% 169 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 894
86% 706 Pts
64-Core 1,412
87% 1,412 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 68.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 292
90% 170 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 955
93% 764 Pts
64-Core 1,466
91% 1,466 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 71.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 260
84% 155 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 878
82% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,416
88% 1,416 Pts
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MSRP ≈ $330 @ launch in Jul '19
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $203

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $260Bench 84%, 391,320 samples3,242x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 154%, 447,840 samples1,548x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $740Bench 206%, 353,788 samples1,439x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $500Bench 118%, 569,107 samples1,006x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $100Bench 332%, 443,394 samples1,289x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 404%, 152,688 samples743x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $169Bench 297%, 331,647 samples610x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 653,654 samples529x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 346,786 samples528x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $174Bench 89%, 144,399 samples472x
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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...

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21 days 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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5,318

Excellent

9 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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Disliked

1 month 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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4,458

Excellent

3 months 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

MEX-User
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3,454

Good

16 months ago.

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

ESP-User
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3,419

Good

6 months ago.

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

CPUPro
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2,017

Good

3 years ago.

SGP-User
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1,782

Excellent

12 months 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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1,558

Excellent

2 days ago.

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

URY-User
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1,096

Excellent

3 years ago.

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

macmax9
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2

Good

20 months ago.

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

Vahs07
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Excellent

9 months ago.

A excellent CPU for peaple who edit

Gamer2010
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Excellent

5 months ago.

I've used it since it came out and I don't have to worry even a bit about cpu performance! it's especially useful if you multi-task, which I do all the time.

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