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Ryzen 7 3700X

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

Average Bench: 85.9% (170th of 1445)

Based on 635,419 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: 76%Average: 85.9% Great: 94%
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 87%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X averaged just 14.0% 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 138Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 513Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is just 17.8%. 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 76.2Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 900Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 635,419 samples)
Rank 17085.9%
Min Avg Max
66.2 Memory 76.2 86.6
120 1-Core 138 145
233 2-Core 270 288
87.2% 161 Pts
Min Avg Max
430 4-Core 513 562
782 8-Core 900 1,009
85.3% 706 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,162 64-Core 1,358 1,479
84% 1,358 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 81.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 1,036
94% 790 Pts
64-Core 1,418
88% 1,418 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 75.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 286
91% 169 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 982
92% 766 Pts
64-Core 1449
90% 1449 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 259
86% 157 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 905
85% 707 Pts
64-Core 1,400
87% 1,400 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
75.2% Very good
Memory 68.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 228
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 798
74% 618 Pts
64-Core 1,429
88% 1,429 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
66.9% Good
Memory 65.9
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 191
65% 118 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 655
61% 510 Pts
64-Core 1022
63% 1022 Pts
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MSRP ≈ $330 @ launch in Jul '19
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CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,662x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,246x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,083x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,473x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,841x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples868x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples772x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples729x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples646x
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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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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

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userbenchmark are great - they cut clean through marketing BS—Nov '22

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can't play battlefield 2042 on this CPU. So many glitches Issu playing the game and the CPU goes 100% load every time you play it. For something I played 4 years ago i should have this for another 3 more year, but I can't.—Jan '23

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2 month 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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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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4,790

Excellent

4 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

ESP-User
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3,743

Excellent

11 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

MEX-User
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3,732

Poor

5 months ago.

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

GRC-User
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3,147

Good

9 months ago.

it's actually a very good cpu but I don't like it because the core i3 12100f is slightly better and it's super cheap.So very good but not great value

CPUPro
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2,072

Good

4 years ago.

SGP-User
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Disliked

14 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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1,886

Excellent

17 days ago.

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

URY-User
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1,202

Excellent

4 years ago.

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

RuDeMaN
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22

Excellent

6 months ago.

I have one)

macmax9
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Good

3 years ago.

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

Vahs07
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Excellent

2 years ago.

A excellent CPU for peaple who edit

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