Socket AM5 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Socket AM5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking465not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation39.10no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Zen 4
Release date7 July 2019 (4 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data
Current price$203 (0.6x MSRP)$154

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Socket AM5 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)no data
Threads16no data
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.4 GHzno data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache32 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nmno data
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Socket AM5 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)no data
SocketAM4Socket AM5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt170 W170,000 mW 0.228 hp 0.17 kW

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Socket AM5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Socket AM5 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Socket AM5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 170 Watt

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