Ryzen 7 3700X vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.53
Ryzen 7 3700X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.59
+71%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by an impressive 71% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 3700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking828456
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.5539.08
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$329
Current price$147 (0.7x MSRP)$212 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 3700X has 100% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)32 MB
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,800 million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 3700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 3700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 3700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 3700X.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.

Ryzen 5 2600 8.53
Ryzen 7 3700X 14.59
+71%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 71% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 13200
Ryzen 7 3700X 22570
+71%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 71% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 1153
Ryzen 7 3700X 1656
+43.6%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 44% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 4848
Ryzen 7 3700X 8103
+67.1%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 67% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 4726
Ryzen 7 3700X 5839
+23.6%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 24% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 28173
Ryzen 7 3700X 40439
+43.5%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 44% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 9290
Ryzen 7 3700X 13815
+48.7%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 49% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 5.5
Ryzen 7 3700X 3.71
+48.2%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 48% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 14
Ryzen 7 3700X 23
+69.1%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 69% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 1248
Ryzen 7 3700X 2092
+67.6%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 68% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 157
Ryzen 7 3700X 204
+29.7%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 30% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 1.76
Ryzen 7 3700X 2.3
+30.7%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 31% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 7.5
Ryzen 7 3700X 11.4
+52%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 52% 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 4517
Ryzen 7 3700X 7503
+66.1%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 66% in WinRAR 4.0.

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%

Ryzen 5 2600 75
Ryzen 7 3700X 115
+53.3%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 53% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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%

Ryzen 5 2600 205
Ryzen 7 3700X 270
+31.3%

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 31% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.53 14.59
Recency 19 April 2018 7 July 2019
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Cost $199 $329
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm

The Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600 in performance tests.


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