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Ryzen 7 3700X

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

Average Bench: 84.8% (99th of 1323)

Based on 593,991 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: 84.8% Great: 92%
Gaming
Gaming 85%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 88%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X averaged just 15.1% 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. Multi Core Mixed Speed 1,447Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 129Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is just 14.5%. 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 79Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 894Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 593,991 samples)
Rank 9984.8%
Min Avg Max
67.8 Memory 79 88
111 1-Core 129 135
218 2-Core 254 269
86.5% 154 Pts
Min Avg Max
420 4-Core 486 526
779 8-Core 894 983
85.9% 690 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,277 64-Core 1,447 1,546
97.1% 1,447 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)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 261
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 877
86% 684 Pts
64-Core 1,484
100% 1,484 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
83% Excellent
Memory 69.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 264
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 941
91% 730 Pts
64-Core 1,510
101% 1,510 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 78.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 914
85% 690 Pts
64-Core 1,410
95% 1,410 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
82% Excellent
Memory 72.1
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
86% 157 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 952
89% 722 Pts
64-Core 1473
99% 1473 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
78.8% Very good
Memory 72.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 817
79% 636 Pts
64-Core 1,225
82% 1,225 Pts
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $194

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $326Bench 85%, 593,991 samples22,569x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples9,589x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 407,956 samples8,390x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 152%, 288,886 samples5,235x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $120Bench 324%, 323,303 samples4,755x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $124Bench 298%, 268,667 samples4,172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $65Bench 284%, 370,885 samples3,744x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $76Bench 86%, 449,944 samples3,356x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $88Bench 85%, 287,774 samples3,173x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $202Bench 88%, 121,725 samples3,008x
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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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USA-User
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8,262

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

16 hrs 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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5,040

Liked

16 hrs 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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5,009

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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4,306

Excellent

2 days 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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3,318

Good

6 months ago.

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

ESP-User
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3,311

Excellent

1 month 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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1,948

Good

2 years ago.

SGP-User
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1,694

Excellent

2 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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1,462

Good

2 months ago.

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

URY-User
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1,050

Excellent

2 years ago.

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

lucas69
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8

Excellent

7 months ago.

good

LostYeti73
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6

Good

10 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

10 months ago.

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

xZero707
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2

Excellent

4 months ago.

As a programmer, I need a powerful PC and I didn't go wrong with this powerhouse. I use to run enormous amounts of programs, and sometimes I even run 10+ KVM virtual machines simultaneously. Paired with 64GB RAM and NVME drive, I never experienced a single hiccup on an excellent MSI motherboard. Smooth as butter, even under heavy load. As for gaming, I have no complaints, it runs everything I throw at it and performance was so far, satisfactory. Contrary to reviews that claim that this CPU is hard to keep cool, I use it with stock cooler, and it always remains around a healthy temperature range.

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