Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	496	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	20.98	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	30 September 2019 (5 years ago)	11 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Die size	74 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 1600AF are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 Dual-channel
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

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	12 nm

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