Ryzen 7 4700G vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 4700G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	508	601
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.46	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	20.66	18.48
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 4700G 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	19,200 million	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 4700G 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 4700G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 4700G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 4700G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon Vega 8

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 7 4700G.

PCIe version

no data

4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.19	12.69
Recency	27 May 2019	21 July 2020

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