AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +15%

1534

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

1333

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11778

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +2%

12089

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +33%

2173

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

1629

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +12%

9138

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

8104

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +21%

92

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

76

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

668

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +10%

736

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +28%

1644

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

1275

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +5%

8821

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

8375

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +27%

3361

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

2646

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +3%

22611

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Jul 2019

Amd

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Zen 2

AM4

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

64K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

32MB shared

L3 Cache

32MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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