Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.53
+76.6%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking8341186
Place by popularity24not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.26no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+)Picasso (2019−2020)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data
Current price$147 (0.7x MSRP)$619

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm12 nm
Die size192 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,800 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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)
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. 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, SMEXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V++

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

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

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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
+76.6%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 4.83

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by 77% based on our aggregate 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 13198
+76.7%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 7471

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by 77% 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
+20.5%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 957

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by 20% 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 4851
+57.1%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 3087

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by 57% in GeekBench 5 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
+89.7%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 658

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by 90% 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
+5.6%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 149

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by 6% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.53 4.83
Recency 19 April 2018 8 April 2019
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

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

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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