AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 7 3700X
14.70

Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 3800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking431405
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money43.3930.94
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date7 July 2019 (4 years old)7 July 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$399
Current price$205 (0.6x MSRP)$298 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 3700X has 40% better value for money than Ryzen 7 3800X.

Technical specs

Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 3800X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB32 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Number of transistors19,200 million19,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 3800X 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 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 3800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 3800X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 3800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card--

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 7 3700X 14.70
Ryzen 7 3800X 15.09
+2.7%

Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 3% in our combined 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 7 3700X 22582
Ryzen 7 3800X 23178
+2.6%

Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 3% 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 7 3700X 1654
Ryzen 7 3800X 1695
+2.5%

Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 2% 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 7 3700X 8104
Ryzen 7 3800X 8495
+4.8%

Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X by 5% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.70 15.09
Cost $329 $399
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 105 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 3800X. The differences in performance seem too small.


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