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Ryzen 7 3700X

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

Average Bench: 87.4% (49th of 1265)

Based on 302,212 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: 79%Average: 87.4% Great: 94%
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Very good average bench

The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X averaged just 12.6% 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 1,420Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is just 15.3%. 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 79.2Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 922Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 302,212 samples)
Rank 4987.4%
Min Avg Max
68 Memory 79.2 89.1
120 1-Core 135 142
234 2-Core 268 282
89.6% 161 Pts
Min Avg Max
439 4-Core 512 552
805 8-Core 922 1,026
89.6% 717 Pts
Min Avg Max
1,274 64-Core 1,420 1,529
95.3% 1,420 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 81.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 271
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 948
93% 745 Pts
64-Core 1,512
102% 1,512 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 81.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 275
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 930
91% 728 Pts
64-Core 1,380
93% 1,380 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
82% Excellent
Memory 79.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 836
80% 644 Pts
64-Core 1,258
84% 1,258 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 67.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 893
88% 702 Pts
64-Core 1,451
97% 1,451 Pts
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
67% Good
Memory 67.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 200
71% 125 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 691
65% 525 Pts
64-Core 1,265
85% 1,265 Pts
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Approx. $330 @ launch in Jul '19
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CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $284Bench 87%, 302,212 samples9,261x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $505Bench 111%, 298,372 samples5,318x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 107%, 214,235 samples3,999x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $767Bench 131%, 119,852 samples2,126x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 289%, 178,892 samples1,509x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 272%, 214,303 samples1,387x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $164Bench 305%, 137,438 samples1,278x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $69Bench 86%, 295,607 samples1,317x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 88%, 18,552 samples1,240x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $142Bench 86%, 53,534 samples1,128x
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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,877

Official site www.amd.com/...

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

Added 15 months ago.
USA-User
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6,928

Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

16 hrs ago.

Almost flawless, slight overclocking is a breeze as well. Was the most performance per dollar when I purchased it.

MEX-User
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2,974

Excellent

10 days ago.

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

JPN-User
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2,828

Good

10 days ago.

This processor is best for high end graphics card 2080 ti too, no bottleneck tested with simalar other processor like 10700k and 10600 k on high res and 1080 p it worked well and hence good for high GPU too. For years to come so invest wisely get b550 and cl16/cl14 ram all is good then.

CPUPro
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1,877

Good

15 months ago.

SGP-User
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1,492

Excellent

18 days ago.

Comment 

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

URY-User
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942

Excellent

12 months ago.

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

ColdSpy
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330

Excellent

11 months ago.

High value for performance and probably the most efficient CPU in terms of thermal generation relative to core counts, and base and boost clock (8 core 16 thread with base clock of 3.6 GHz, boost clock of 4.4 GHz and 65W TDP).

Vycyous
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206

Liked

15 months ago.

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Test19
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88

Good

8 months ago.

16 Threads with ony 65W and the RGB cooler. $330 for this and will work on a normal B450? Sold!

xDEFCONx
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28

Excellent

14 months ago.

Love it. Put my 6950x to the test. Very robust CPU, great IPS, a testament to AMD's successes right now. Arguably useful for entry-level workstations, save the limitations of an AM4 socket... hence entry-level.

serebit
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18

Excellent

14 months ago.

Excellent performance for the price. Huge upgrade over my i5-6400.

Kurtisdede
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12

Excellent

15 months ago.

Zen 2 is simply insane

Sopnil
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12

Excellent

15 months ago.

Best productivity + value option with led stock cooler

FoeWest
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12

Excellent

14 months ago.

Best High performance CPU on the market today for a reasonable price especially with PCI 4.0 support, the TDP, and more performance to come with optimizations

sasha96
Avatar level
8

Excellent

14 months ago.

Good productivity and gaming. Also the stock cooler is awesome

dabzd
Avatar level
6

Excellent

3 months ago.

Good value/performance, better than intel cpus in the same price range, I use it for software development. As someone else said, no reason to go intel this gen.

HitlersStripper
Avatar level
4

Excellent

14 months ago.

Sweet spot for performance

Jayjoe
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4

Excellent

14 months ago.

AMD endlich wieder auf Augenhöhe zu Intel... Und günstiger. Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Kauf!

MaixgamerXD
Avatar level
4

Excellent

12 months ago.

Cheap, VERY cheap TR 2990WX, exept for the cores and all that thing.

sebastheedge
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4

Excellent

3 months ago.

Absolutely phenomenal.

mg004
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4

Excellent

1 month ago.

wise purcahse for gamers

lucaslecompte
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2

Excellent

14 months ago.

Super fast, smooth, at actually lets me use my computer when I am rendering a video. Does well on gaming too.

VeritasPC
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2

Excellent

14 months ago.

Usually, having more cores compromises single-core performance, but not with this one. Huge upgrade from my fx 8350.

mizzoufan96
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2

Excellent

14 months ago.

It was a great purchase. Runs everything smooth.

LeMMing1981
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2

Excellent

12 months ago.

Much faster than first-gen Ryzen, on par with Intel in day to day tasks and high-resolution gaming. Paired with an RTX 2080 and playing games at 1440p I get just as many frames with the 3700X as I would with a 9900k, and the Ryzen was $140 less than the Intel CPU with the same core/thread count.

kaisersolo
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2

Excellent

10 months ago.

Best bang for buck for 8 cores

gagy7
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2

Excellent

7 months ago.

yuh

sniper10193
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2

Good

9 months ago.

FAAAAAAAST

BlueUFO
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2

Excellent

4 months ago.

This 3700 is a Ripper!

Starics
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2

Good

1 month ago.

Not the best cpu gor gaming but exellent for multi-core rendering

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