Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
Aggregated performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 15% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 427 | 533 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 8 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 5.81 | 74.91 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2019−2020) | Cezanne (2021−2022) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (4 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $259 |
| Current price | $1550 | $130 (0.5x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 5600G has 1189% better value for money than Ryzen 7 PRO 3700.
Detailed Specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | AM4 (1331) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 | 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 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 5600G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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 PRO 3700 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 15% based on our aggregated 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 PRO 3700 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 15% 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 5 5600G outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 by 15% 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 PRO 3700 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 6% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 14.83 | 12.87 |
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 13 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
The Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600G in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 and Ryzen 5 5600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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