Ryzen Z2 vs Ryzen 7 3700X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen Z2 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 555 | 1031 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 18.12 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Power efficiency | 20.66 | 26.17 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen Z2 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 | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 19,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen Z2 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) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen Z2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen Z2 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen Z2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon 780M |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.02 | 7.65 |
| Recency | 7 July 2019 | 6 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 7 3700X has a 83.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Ryzen Z2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z2 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Ryzen Z2 is a notebook one.
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