Ryzen 7 3700X vs Core i7-2600K

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Aggregated performance score

Core i7-2600K
2011
4 cores / 8 threads
3.55
Ryzen 7 3700X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads
14.60
+311%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 311% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-2600K and Ryzen 7 3700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1426443
Place by popularitynot in top-10077
Value for money1.3239.86
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7 (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$317$329
Current price$120 (0.4x MSRP)$212 (0.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 3700X has 2920% better value for money than i7-2600K.

Technical specs

Core i7-2600K and Ryzen 7 3700X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)32 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2600K and Ryzen 7 3700X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2600K and Ryzen 7 3700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-2600K and Ryzen 7 3700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2600K and Ryzen 7 3700X are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2600K and Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.35 GHz-
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2600K and Ryzen 7 3700X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2600K and Ryzen 7 3700X.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-2600K 3.55
Ryzen 7 3700X 14.60
+311%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 311% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-2600K 5484
Ryzen 7 3700X 22575
+312%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 312% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-2600K 666
Ryzen 7 3700X 1655
+148%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 148% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-2600K 2314
Ryzen 7 3700X 8104
+250%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 250% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-2600K 4809
Ryzen 7 3700X 5839
+21.4%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 21% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-2600K 18608
Ryzen 7 3700X 40439
+117%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 117% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-2600K 6669
Ryzen 7 3700X 13815
+107%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 107% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-2600K 10.5
Ryzen 7 3700X 3.71
+183%

Core i7-2600K outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 183% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-2600K 7
Ryzen 7 3700X 23
+243%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 243% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-2600K 614
Ryzen 7 3700X 2092
+241%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 241% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-2600K 129
Ryzen 7 3700X 204
+58.1%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 58% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-2600K 1.51
Ryzen 7 3700X 2.3
+52.3%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 52% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-2600K 3.3
Ryzen 7 3700X 11.4
+245%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 245% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-2600K 3486
Ryzen 7 3700X 7503
+115%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 115% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-2600K 145
Ryzen 7 3700X 270
+85.9%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 86% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-2600K 37
Ryzen 7 3700X 115
+215%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i7-2600K by 215% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.55 14.60
Recency 9 January 2011 7 July 2019
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Cost $317 $329
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2600K in performance tests.


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